Method and descriptors for comparing object-induced information flows in a plurality of interaction networks

摘要

A method of tracking information flows through multiple network systems includes selecting a primary network system from a population of primary and secondary network systems, wherein each of the primary and secondary network systems include network nodes, selecting first selected characteristic features that identify network nodes of the primary network system that provide interaction between the selected primary network system and secondary network systems, identifying at least one secondary network system that is capable of interacting with the network nodes of the primary network system, subdividing the primary network into subnetwork systems based on identifying primary network nodes that provide interaction between the primary network system and secondary network nodes, identifying the subnetwork systems that are capable of interacting with one or more network nodes of the secondary network systems, identifying a subnetwork node count of the primary network nodes in each subnetwork, identifying objects that are capable of interacting with the primary network nodes, and determining a coincidence frequency or a coincidence measurement between features of objects interacting with the primary network nodes and the features of the primary network nodes that indicate information exchanges between the primary and secondary network nodes.