Method and apparatus for sociological data mining
AssigneeCataphorn, Inc.
InventorsElizabeth Charnock, Steven L. Roberts, David J. Holsinger
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Abstract
A processing system for retrieving interrelated documents is described. The system comprises a document repository for storing a plurality of documents, a metadata repository for storing a plurality of metadata elements to represent relations between the documents, and a sociological analysis engine to identify relationships between the documents using the metadata elements from the metadata repository.
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A computer processing system for retrieving interrelated documents, comprising:
- a document repository for storing a plurality of documents, wherein a document is any data that has an inferable or explicit actor and date;
- a metadata repository for storing a plurality of metadata elements to represent relations between the documents;
- a sociological analysis engine to identify causal relationships between the documents using the metadata elements from the metadata repository.
A computer implemented method for identifying whether a plurality of documents are causally interrelated, the method comprising:
- extracting metadata and content from the documents and storing it in a repository, wherein a document is any data that has an inferable or explicit actor and date;
- computing metadata for representing a sociological analysis to identify causal interrelations between the documents and storing the metadata in the repository;
- and in response to a search query, identifying a plurality of relevant, causally interrelated documents stored in the repository.
A computer implemented method for identifying causal relationships between a plurality of documents comprising:
- extracting metadata and content from the documents and storing it in a repository, wherein a document is any data that has an inferable or explicit actor and date;
- computing metadata for representing a sociological analysis to identify causal interrelations between the documents and storing the metadata in the repository;
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- creating links between the causally related documents.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.