METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEVELOPING A SOCIAL HIERARCHY

摘要

A method and apparatus for developing a social hierarchy for a user from a plurality of contacts includes for each contact tracking communications occurring between the user and the contact; determining from the tracked communications a rate of change for communications between the user and the contact; and identifying based on the rate of change a position in the social hierarchy for the contact. Another method and apparatus includes tracking communications occurring between the user and a contact in the plurality of contacts wherein tracking a communication comprises identifying a method of communication and a time the communication occurred; determining from the tracked communications that repeated communication attempts were made between the user and the contact; and identifying based on the repeated communication attempts a position in the social hierarchy for the contact.