Finding groups of people based on linguistically analyzable content of resources accessed

A system for finding groups within a population of people who have accessed resources that include linguistically analyzable content, the system comprising:

• at least one device that can be used to access the resources;
• each device, when used by a person, providing identity information indicating the person's identity;
• and
• processing circuitry connected for receiving the identity information and the content of the accessed resources;
• the processing circuitry operating to:
• use the identity information and the content of the accessed resources to obtain expression/person data identifying, for each of a set of expression types that occur in the linguistically analyzable content of the resources, at least one person in the population who has accessed a resource that includes an instance of that type;
• and
• use the expression/person data to obtain group information indicating at least one group of people in the population who have accessed resources that include instances of expression types that have similar conceptual content.

An article of manufacture for use in a system for finding groups within a population of people who have accessed resources that include linguistically analyzable content;

• the system including:
• at least one device that can be used to access the resources;
• each device, when used by a person, providing identity information indicating the person's identity;
• a storage medium access device;
• and
• a processor connected for receiving the identity information and the content of the accessed resources;
• the article of manufacture comprising:
• a storage medium;
• and
• instruction data stored by the storage medium;
• the instruction data indicating instructions the processor can execute;
• the processor, in executing the instructions:
• using the identity information and the content of the accessed resources to obtain expression/person data identifying, for each of a set of expression types that occur in the linguistically analyzable content of the
• resources, at least one person in the population who has accessed a resource that includes an instance of that type;
• and
• using the expression/person data to obtain group information indicating at least one group of people in the population who have accessed resources that include instances of expression types that have similar conceptual content.

A method of operating a first machine to transfer data to a second machine over a network, the second machine including:

• at least one device that can be used to access resources;
• each device, when used by a person, providing identity information indicating the person's identity;
• a memory for storing instruction;
• and
• a processor connected for receiving the identity information and the content of the accessed resources and for accessing the memory;
• the method comprising:
• establishing a connection between the first and second machines over the network;
• and
• operating the first machine to transfer instruction data to the memory of the second machine;
• the instruction data indicating instructions the processor can execute;
• the processor, in executing the instructions, finding groups within a population of people who have accessed resources that include linguistically analyzable content;
• the processor operating to:
• use the identity information and the content of the accessed resources to obtain expression/person data identifying, for each of a set of expression types that occur in the linguistically analyzable content of the resources, at least one person in the population who has accessed a resource that includes an instance of that type;
• and
• use the expression/person data to obtain group information indicating at least one group of people in the population who have accessed resources that include instances of expression types that have similar conceptual content.