Granted Patent B2

US 12,737,778 · App. 18/607,656 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

Inventors: Evan V Chrapko (Edmonton, CA); Leo M. Chan (Edmonton, CA)

Assignee: WWW.TRUSTSCIENCE.COM INC.

H04L43/0811G06Q10/40G06Q30/02H04L43/065H04L45/124H04L67/306H04L67/535H04L67/75

Abstract

Claims (62)

1 . A system for determining network connectivity between a first node and a second node, the system comprising:

a storage device for storage of data representing at least 10,000 nodes, a plurality of links between the at least 10,000 nodes, and information related to the links;

a communication device for receiving a request for determination of network connectivity between a first node and a second node of the at least 10,000 nodes;

processing circuitry configured to:

identify a plurality of paths from the first node to the second node within the at least 10,000 nodes, wherein each of the plurality of paths comprises at least two of a plurality of links to a plurality of nodes within the at least 10,000 nodes;

determine a normalized path weight for each identified path;

determine a set of qualified paths from the plurality of identified paths by comparing each path's normalized path weight to a path weight threshold value;

scale each of the qualified paths by a scaling number;

for each qualified path, determine a relative user weight; and

produce a network connectivity indication using each qualified path's scaling number and relative user weight.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein

determining the normalized path weight for each of the identified paths comprises:

for each path, multiplying the weights of all the links within that path.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the system is further configured to:

transmit the network connectivity information to a user's computer.

4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the system is further configured to:

transmit information for causing the user's computer to display an indication of the network connectivity information.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the system is further configured to:

receive assignments, by a user associated with the first node, a user connectivity value for each of a plurality of outgoing links from the first node.

6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the system is further configured to:

determine a partially subjective network connectivity indication using the user assigned connectivity values.

7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the system is further configured to:

determine a composite network connectivity indication using a combination of the partially subjective network connectivity indication and the network connectivity indication.

8 . A method for determining network connectivity between a first node and a second node, the method comprising:

identifying, using computer processing circuitry, a plurality of paths to the second node from the first node within a network community of at least 10,000 nodes, wherein each path comprises two or more links to a plurality of nodes within the at least 10,000 nodes, and wherein each link has a user connectivity value;

determining, using the computer processing circuitry, a normalized path weight for each of the identified paths;

determining, using the computer processing circuitry, a set of qualified paths from the plurality of identified paths by comparing each path's normalized path weight to a path weight threshold value;

scaling, using the computer processing circuitry, each of the qualified paths by a scaling number;

for each of the qualified paths, using the computer processing circuitry to determine a relative user weight; and

producing, using the computer processing circuitry, a network connectivity indication using each qualified path's scaling number and relative user weight.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein

determining the normalized path weight for each of the identified paths comprises:

for each path, multiplying the weights of all the links within that path.

10 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising

transmitting the network connectivity information to a user's computer.

11 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising

causing the user's computer to display an indication of the network connectivity information.

12 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising

assigning, by a user associated with the first node, a user connectivity value to each of a plurality of outgoing links from the first node.

13 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising

determining a partially subjective network connectivity indication using the user assigned connectivity values.

14 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising

determining a composite network connectivity indication using a combination of the partially subjective network connectivity indication and the network connectivity indication.

15 . A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions encoded thereon for providing media guidance for determining network connectivity between a first node and a second node, the instructions comprising instructions for causing computer processing circuitry to perform the steps of:

identifying a plurality of paths to the second node from the first node within a network community of at least 10,000 nodes, wherein each path comprises two or more links, and wherein each link has a user connectivity value;

determining a normalized path weight for each of the identified paths;

determining a set of qualified paths from the plurality of identified paths by comparing each path's normalized path weight to a path weight threshold value;

scaling each of the qualified paths by a scaling number;

for each of the qualified paths, determining a relative user weight; and

producing a network connectivity indication using each qualified path's scaling number and relative user weight.

16 . The medium of claim 15 , wherein

determining the normalized path weight for each of the identified paths comprises:

for each path, multiplying the weights of all the links within that path.

17 . The medium of claim 15 , further comprising instructions for

transmitting the network connectivity information to a user's computer.

18 . The medium of claim 17 , further comprising instructions for

causing the user's computer to display an indication of the network connectivity information.

19 . The medium of claim 15 , further comprising instructions for:

accepting assignments, by a user associated with the first node, a user connectivity value for each of a plurality of outgoing links from the first node; and

determining a partially subjective network connectivity indication using the user assigned connectivity values.

20 . The medium of claim 19 , further comprising instructions for:

determining a composite network connectivity indication using a combination of the partially subjective network connectivity indication and the network connectivity indication.

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