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US 8,135,711 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for sociological data analysis
AssigneeCataphora, Inc.
InventorsElizabeth Charnock, Curtis Thompson, Steven Roberts, Jonathan D Nystrom, Keith Schon, Arpit Bothra, Joanes C Espanol, Roman Brouk
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Abstract
A method to enable improved analysis and use of sociological data, the method comprising identifying causal relationships between a plurality of documents, identifying a plurality of characteristics of a communication, including a modality used, actors involved, proximate events of relevance, and enabling a user to query based on available characteristics.
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A method to enable improved analysis and use of sociological data, the method comprising:
- identifying causal relationships between a plurality of documents;
- identifying a plurality of characteristics of a communication, including a modality used, actors involved, proximate events of relevance, and a tone used by an actor in the communication;
- and
- enabling a user to query based on available characteristics.
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A method comprising:
- identifying causal relationships between a plurality of documents;
- identifying a plurality of characteristics of a communication, including a modality used, actors involved, and proximate events of relevance;
- enabling a user to query based on available characteristics;
- and
- identifying the modality of the communication when displaying a discussion.
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A method comprising:
- identifying causal relationships between a plurality of documents;
- identifying a plurality of characteristics of a communication, including a modality used, actors involved, and proximate events of relevance;
- enabling a user to query based on available characteristics;
- evaluating actor behavior over time, to create a threshold behavior for the actor;
- and
- identifying deviations from the threshold behavior.
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