Patents
US 12689647 B2: Managing network contagion
- Granted
- 2026-07-21
- Filed
- 2023-03-06 application 18117831
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and computer-readable media for improving the detection, evaluation, and management of computer networks with regard to providing and managing the dispersion of communications. For example, in one or more implementations, a contagion management system can dynamically, efficiently, and quickly identify the extent to which information is expected to disperse in a network based on local and global factors, including virality. In various implementations, the contagion management system can utilize one or more spreading models to determine the potential expected network spread of network information and characteristics as well as can modify network connectivity settings to mitigate network spreading. In this manner, the contagion management system can effectively manage contagions of misinformation, or other characteristics, that spread throughout computer networks.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-21 (ipgb20260721.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kansas 437 patents | US company or organization | Lawrence, KS | University of Kansas College or university EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-21 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarun Sabarwal | Lawrence, KS | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-21 | ||
| John Francis Higgins | Olathe, KS | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-21 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04L | Transmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication | H04L63/1433 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-21 |
| G06Q | Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes; systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not otherwise provided for | G06Q10/40 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-21 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-27 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SABARWAL, TARUN signed 2023-09-19 HIGGINS, JOHN FRANCIS signed 2023-08-22 | UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE, KS | 65052/503 | PASDL, file of 2026-08-13 |
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