RELATIONSHIP DATA MANAGEMENT
First Claim
1. A system for processing relationship data sets that express relationship between various entities associated with an enterprise, the system comprising:
- a) a plurality of data storages for storing a plurality of relationship data sets, each relationship data set expressing a relationship between a plurality of entities;
b) a master reference manager for storing master reference data sets, each master reference data set uniquely identifying an entity;
c) a hierarchy manager for aggregating relationship data sets for the entities identified by the master reference data sets.
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Abstract
Some embodiments provide a system for processing relationship data that expresses relationship between various entities. In some embodiments, the entities are entities associated directly with an enterprise. The entities in some embodiments described below also include entities associated indirectly with the enterprise through other entities. However, one of ordinary skill will realize that some embodiments might only track relationships between entities directly associated with an enterprise. In some embodiments, the system consolidates disparate relationship data sets that relate to the same set of entities. For instance, in some embodiments, the system includes several data storages that store relationship data. For at least two entities, at least two different data storages store two different relationship data sets that differently express the relationship between the two entities. The system includes a hierarchy manager that receives the two different relationship data sets and consolidates the two different relationship data sets into one relationship data set that best expresses the relationship between the two entities.
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1. A system for processing relationship data sets that express relationship between various entities associated with an enterprise, the system comprising:
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a) a plurality of data storages for storing a plurality of relationship data sets, each relationship data set expressing a relationship between a plurality of entities; b) a master reference manager for storing master reference data sets, each master reference data set uniquely identifying an entity; c) a hierarchy manager for aggregating relationship data sets for the entities identified by the master reference data sets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16)
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9. A method for processing relationship data sets that express relationship between various entities associated with an enterprise, the method comprising:
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a) storing a plurality of relationship data sets, each relationship data set expressing a relationship between a plurality of entities; b) storing master reference data sets, each master reference data set uniquely identifying an entity; c) aggregating relationship data sets for the entities identified by the master reference data sets. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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