Method and apparatus for generating weighted association rules
US6173280A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 24, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99943
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention discloses a data mining method and apparatus that assigns weight values to items and/or transactions based on the value to the user, thereby resulting in association rules of greater importance. A conservative method, aggressive method, or a combination of the two can be used when generating supersets.
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