Agent-based data mining and warehousing
AssigneeMitel Knowledge Corporation
InventorsMichael Weiss, Sergueii Mankovskii
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Abstract
An agent-based networking system and process for building a data warehouse containing application specific information and for mining data therefrom. The networking system utilizes functional and resource agents to communicate with distributed databases in order to collect pertinent data. The agents employ multiple strategies for identifying and resolving potential ambiguities involving information gathered by the process.
Claims15
An agent-based networking system for creating a data warehouse on demand and permitting immediate mining of application specific data from said data warehouse comprising:
- a network of multiple, interconnected distributed databases;
- a user agent connected to the network for initiating an application specific request for data;
- a plurality of functional agents for receiving goals from said user agent and for invoking processes for completing said goals, said goals including selecting, cleaning and updating data;
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- a plurality of resource agents, each associated with one of said distributed databases, for receiving and storing goals from said functional agents and obtaining, immediately, application specific data from appropriate databases for use by said user agent.
A method of generating an application specific data warehouse on demand to permit immediate mining of application specific data from the data warehouse utilizing an agent based networking system, the method comprising:
- providing a network of multiple, interconnected distributed databases;
- providing a user agent connected to said network for entering a request for application specific data;
- providing a plurality of functional agents for receiving goals from said user agent and for invoking processes for completing said goals, said goals including selecting, cleaning and updating data;
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- providing a plurality of resource agents associated with said distributed databases for receiving and storing goals from said functional agents and obtaining, immediately, application specific data from appropriated databases.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.