IP Library Granted Patent US 9,317,180
Granted Patent B2
US 9,317,180 · App. 13/491,933 · Granted Apr 19, 2016

Systems and methods for consumer-generated media reputation management

Inventors: Miles Ward (Des Moines, WA); James Webber (Puyallup, WA); Dean M. Graziano (Mill Creek, WA)
Assignee: VOCUS, INC.
G06F3/0482G06Q10/06G06Q10/10G06Q30/02H04N21/84
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Patent No.
US 9,317,180
App. No.
13/491,933
Granted
Apr 19, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method implementable in at least one electronic device coupled to a network and a display device, includes receiving, over the network, a data set, receiving, from a user, a selection of a first topic, determining, based on the data set, a plurality of network sites hosting commentary of the first topic and an authority level of each site of the plurality, determining, based on the data set, an authority level of each site of the plurality, determining, based on the data set, a plurality of authors providing the commentary hosted by the plurality of network sites, determining, based on the data set, an authority level of each author of the plurality, determining, based on the data set, a value characterizing an opinion of each author on the first topic.

Claims (14)

1. A method implementable in at least one electronic device coupled to a network and a display device, comprising the steps of:

receiving from a user a selection of a topic;

receiving, over the network, a data set comprising posted content related to the user-selected topic;

determining, based on the data set, at least one of volume level and a sentiment type of a plurality of sentiment types of the posted content; and

generating to the display device a user interface including a set of icons providing a graphic illustration of at least one of the determined posted-content volume level and posted-content sentiment type.

2. A method implementable in at east one electronic device coupled to a network and a display device, comprising the steps of

receiving from a user a selection of a topic;

receiving, over the network, a data set comprising posted content related to the user-selected topic;

determining, based on the data set a sentiment type of a plurality of sentiment types of the posted content received over the network; and

after determining the sentiment type of the posted content received over the network, transmitting over the network responsive media content of a type of a plurality of types, the type of responsive media content transmitted being, based on said determined sentiment type.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein transmitting responsive media content comprises selecting responsive media content from the group comprising: collecting follow up comments, aggregating follow up comments, enabling user to engage in interactive conversation, or management of said interactive responses in a workflow manager.

4. A system, comprising:

a data processing system configured to acess over a network posted content related to a topic, and determine a sentiment type of a plurality of sentiment types of the posted content; and

a responsive media server configured to transmit over the network, after determining the sentiment type of the posted content accessed over the network, responsive media content of a type of a plurality of types, the type of the responsive media content transmitted being based on said determined sentiment type.

Assignments (12)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2025
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
To: CISION US INC.; FALCON.IO US, INC.; BULLETIN INTELLIGENCE LLC
Reel/Frame 071166/0345 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2025
From: CISION US INC.; BULLETIN INTELLIGENCE LLC; FALCON.IO US, INC.
To: WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB
Reel/Frame 071012/0615 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2025
From: CISION US INC.; BULLETIN INTELLIGENCE LLC; FALCON.IO US, INC.
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
Reel/Frame 071012/0759 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 21, 2025
From: CISION US INC.; FALCON.IO US, INC,; BULLETIN INTELLIGENCE LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
Reel/Frame 070296/0038 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Jan 31, 2020
From: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: CISION US INC.; VOCUS NM LLC
Reel/Frame 051765/0320 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 31, 2020
From: CISION US INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 051765/0361 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 5, 2018
From: WARD, MILES; WEBBER, JAMES; GRAZIANO, DEAN M.
To: VISIBLE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 044834/0969 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Aug 8, 2017
From: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: CISION US INC.; OUTMARKET LLC; VOCUS NM LLC
Reel/Frame 043483/0908 →
FIRST LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 20, 2016
From: CISION US INC.; OUTMARKET LLC; VOCUS NM LLC
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 039091/0952 →
SECOND LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 20, 2016
From: CISION US INC.; OUTMARKET LLC; VOCUS NM LLC
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 039092/0084 →
MERGER Recorded May 20, 2016
From: VOCUS, INC.
To: CISION US INC.
Reel/Frame 038656/0610 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2014
From: VISIBLE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: VOCUS, INC.
Reel/Frame 033861/0294 →
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