Identification of relationships in an environment
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsShelly Farnham, William Portnoy, Lili Cheng
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Abstract
A method identifies components associated with a first end point in an environment, such as a social environment. The method further identifies components associated with a second end point in the environment. A determination is made regarding whether any of the identified components are associated with both the first end point and the second end point. The method then displays relationships between the first end point, the second end point, and any components associated with both the first end point and the second end point.
Claims28
A method comprising:
- identifying components associated with a first end point in an environment;
- identifying components associated with a second end point in the environment;
- determining whether any of the identified components are associated with both the first end point and the second end point;
- identifying relationships between the first end point, the second end point, and any components associated with both the first end point and the second end point.
A method comprising:
- displaying a first end point;
- displaying components associated with the first end point;
- displaying a second end point;
- displaying components associated with the second end point;
- displaying a common component associated with the first end point and the second end point;
- displaying a link between the common component and the first end point;
- and
- displaying a link between the common component and the second end point.
One or more computer-readable media having stored thereon a computer program that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to:
- display a first end point in a social network;
- display a second end point in a social network;
- identify a common component associated with the first end point and the second end point;
- display the common component associated with the first end point and the second end point;
- display a link between the common component and the first end point;
- and
- display a link between the common component and the second end point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.