Systems and methods for identifying hierarchical relationships
US8984006B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 7, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/972
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments include a computer-implemented method that includes identifying a candidate parent entity having one or more characteristics indicative of the entity having a parent hierarchical relationship to another entity of an entity set, identifying a candidate child entity set including entities of the entity set that each have one or more characteristics indicative of the entity having a child hierarchical relationship to the candidate parent entity, comparing characteristics of the candidate parent entity to characteristics of an entity of the candidate child entity set to determine whether a hierarchical relationship exists between the candidate parent entity and the entity of the candidate child entity set, determining that a hierarchical relationship exists between the candidate parent entity and the entity of the candidate child entity set, and updating a hierarchical index to reflect the hierarchical relationship between the candidate parent entity and the entity of the candidate child entity set.
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