PATH IDENTIFICATION FOR NETWORK DATA
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1. A method for identifying path information containing a pattern, wherein the path information relates to network nodes visited by users of a computer network, the method comprising:
- sending the pattern of path information to two or more drone processes;
receiving, from the two or more drone processes, path data containing paths satisfying the pattern along with payload information corresponding to the paths;
aggregating the path data received from the two or more drone processes so that two or more identical paths appearing in the path data are reduced to a single occurrence of a path; and
transmitting the aggregated path data to a top data identification process.
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Abstract
A solution is provided wherein a master process and two or more drone processes may be utilized to identify path information containing a pattern. The master process may send the pattern to the two or more drone processes, which may identify the pattern in path data. Each drone process may then send the paths that satisfy the pattern back to the master process, which may aggregate the path data so that two or more identical paths appearing in the path data are reduced to a single occurrence of a path.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for identifying path information containing a pattern, wherein the path information relates to network nodes visited by users of a computer network, the method comprising:
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sending the pattern of path information to two or more drone processes; receiving, from the two or more drone processes, path data containing paths satisfying the pattern along with payload information corresponding to the paths; aggregating the path data received from the two or more drone processes so that two or more identical paths appearing in the path data are reduced to a single occurrence of a path; and transmitting the aggregated path data to a top data identification process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for identifying path information containing a pattern, wherein the path information relates to network nodes visited by users of a computer network, the method executed at a drone process and comprising:
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receiving the pattern from a master process; identifying all paths in the path information that satisfy the pattern; and sending the paths that satisfy the pattern to the master process. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for identifying path information containing a pattern, wherein the path information relates to network nodes visited by users of a computer network, the system comprising:
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a master process; two or more drone processes; and a top path identification process; wherein the master process is configured to send pattern information to the two or more drone processes, receive aggregated path data from the two or more drone processes, aggregate the aggregated path data from the two or more drone processes, and transmit the results of the aggregation to the top path identification process; wherein the two or more drone processes are each configured to identify paths in different sets of path information that contain the pattern, aggregate the identified paths, and return the aggregated path data to the master process; and wherein the top path identification process is configured to summarize and output a top number of results from the results transmitted from the master process.
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14. An apparatus for identifying path information containing a pattern, wherein the path information relates to network nodes visited by users of a computer network, the apparatus comprising:
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a two or more drone process pattern sender; a satisfied pattern path data receiver; a path data aggregator coupled to the satisfied pattern path data receiver; and an aggregated path data top data identification process transmitter coupled to the path data aggregator.
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15. A drone apparatus for identifying path information containing a pattern, wherein the path information relates to network nodes visited by users of a computer network, the drone apparatus comprising:
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a master process pattern receiver; a satisfied pattern path information identifier coupled to the master process pattern receiver; and a master process satisfied pattern path data sender coupled to the satisfied pattern path information identifier.
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16. An apparatus for identifying path information containing a pattern, wherein the path information relates to network nodes visited by users of a computer network, the apparatus comprising:
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means for sending the pattern of path information to two or more drone processes; means for receiving, from the two or more drone processes, path data containing paths satisfying the pattern along with payload information corresponding to the paths; means for aggregating the path data received from the two or more drone processes so that two or more identical paths appearing in the path data are reduced to a single occurrence of a path; and transmitting the aggregated path data to a top data identification process.
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17. An drone apparatus for identifying path information containing a pattern, wherein the path information relates to network nodes visited by users of a computer network, the drone apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving the pattern from a master process; means for identifying all paths in the path information that satisfy the pattern; and means for sending the paths that satisfy the pattern to the master process.
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18. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method for identifying path information containing a pattern, wherein the path information relates to network nodes visited by users of a computer network, the method comprising:
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sending the pattern of path information to two or more drone processes; receiving, from the two or more drone processes, path data containing paths satisfying the pattern along with payload information corresponding to the paths; aggregating the path data received from the two or more drone processes so that two or more identical paths appearing in the path data are reduced to a single occurrence of a path; and transmitting the aggregated path data to a top data identification process.
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19. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method for identifying path information containing a pattern, wherein the path information relates to network nodes visited by users of a computer network, the method executed at a drone process and comprising:
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receiving the pattern from a master process; identifying all paths in the path information that satisfy the pattern; and sending the paths that satisfy the pattern to the master process.
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