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Method and system for determining a potential relationship between entities and relevance thereof

US8595161B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 14, 2009
Grant dateNov 26, 2013
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Expiry dateJan 26, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04Q2213/13095
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for identifying a relevance of a relation between at least two entities includes receiving at least one item of information relating to one or more of the entities and determining whether a proximity between the at least two entities exists. A level of the proximity between the entities is identified. The relevance of the proximity between the entities is determined based on the level of the proximity and the at least one item of information received.

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