Patent · US Active

Handling data sets

US8666998B2 · kind B2 · utility

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36References

22Claims

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Sebastian Nelke · Schenefeld, DE
Martin Oberhofer · Nagold, DE
Yannick Saillet · Stuttgart, DE
Jens Seifert · Schrobenhausen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 30, 2011
Grant date	Mar 4, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 30, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F16/285
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method, system and computer program product provides a first characteristic associated with a first data set and a single data value, and a second characteristic associated with a second data set; and calculates at least one of: 1) the similarity of the first data set with the second data set based on the first and second characteristics, 2) the similarity of the first data set with the single data value based on the first characteristic and the single data value, 3) confidence indicating how well the first characteristic reflects properties of the first data set based on the first characteristic, and 4) confidence indicating how well the similarity of the first data set with the single data value reflects properties of the single data value based on the first characteristic and the single data value.

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