Analysing data files
AssigneeApplied Psychology Research Limited
InventorsLLEWELYN IGNAZIO FERNANDES, RACHEL HAMMOND
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Abstract
Data files (205) are categorised in order to facilitate the searching for information. The analysis is performed in order to identify items which may be considered as having high value without actually being directly specified. Occurrences of unspecified candidate items are identified (207) in contexts for a preferred specified category. Occurrences of unspecified candidate items are identified (209) in non-preferred contexts. The preferred occurrences are processed (211) with the non-preferred occurrences for each candidate item in order to select candidate items as being high value items. In the preferred embodiment, data relating to companies is identified without specific company names being defined.
Claims38
Apparatus arranged to receive data files from data sources and to categorise said data files to facilitate searching in response to user-requests, wherein said data files contain unspecified high value items, comprising
- identifying means configured to identify occurrences of unspecified candidate items in preferred contexts for a preferred specified category and to identify occurrences of unspecified candidate items in non-preferred contexts;
- and
- processing means configured to process said preferred occurrences with said non-preferred occurrences for each candidate item and to select a candidate item as a high value item.
A method of analysing data files containing representations of a natural language to identify unspecified high value items, comprising steps of
- identifying occurrences of unspecified candidate items in contexts for a preferred specified category;
- identifying occurrences of unspecified candidate items in contexts for a non-preferred specified category;
- processing said preferred occurrences with said non-preferred occurrences for each candidate item;
- and
- selecting a candidate item as a high value item in response to said processing step.
A computer system programmed to execute stored instructions such at in response to said stored instructions said system is configured to:
- identify occurrences of unspecified candidate terms in preferred contexts for a preferred specified category;
- identify occurrences of unspecified candidate terms in non-preferred contexts;
- and to
- process said preferred occurrences with said non-preferred occurrences for each candidate item;
- and to
- select a candidate item as a high value item.
A computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions executable by a computer such that, when executing said instructions, a computer will perform the steps of:
- identifying occurrences of unspecified candidate items in contexts for a preferred specified category;
- identifying occurrences of unspecified candidate items in contexts for a non-preferred specified category;
- processing said preferred occurrences with said non-preferred occurrences for each candidate item;
- and
- selecting a candidate item as a high value item.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.