SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LARGE-SCALE LINK ANALYSIS
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- accepting a plurality of relationship indications based on interaction among entities, each relationship indication specifying that a respective pair of the entities are related;
using a link processor, identifying for each entity among a group of the entities, based on the relationship indications, one or more linked entities that are related to the entity, and constructing a single entity record that indicates all the linked entities that have been identified as being related to the entity;
storing in a memory multiple entity records, each corresponding respectively to one of the entities in the group; and
performing, using the link processor, an analytics operation with respect to the entities by querying at least one of the entity records stored in the memory.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for accepting relationship indications based on interaction among entities, where each relationship indication specifies that a respective pair of the entities may be related. A single entity record may be constructed that indicates all the linked entities that have been identified as being related to the entity. The entities may include an individual, a set of individuals, a communication terminal, a plurality of communication terminals, an organization, an e-mail address, a Web-site, a bank account and a home address. An analytics operation may performed, such as identifying a shortest sequence of interrelated entities that relate a first entity with a second entity, and acting upon the identified sequence.
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21 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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accepting a plurality of relationship indications based on interaction among entities, each relationship indication specifying that a respective pair of the entities are related; using a link processor, identifying for each entity among a group of the entities, based on the relationship indications, one or more linked entities that are related to the entity, and constructing a single entity record that indicates all the linked entities that have been identified as being related to the entity; storing in a memory multiple entity records, each corresponding respectively to one of the entities in the group; and performing, using the link processor, an analytics operation with respect to the entities by querying at least one of the entity records stored in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. Apparatus, comprising:
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a memory; and a link processor, which is configured to accept a plurality of relationship indications based on interaction among entities, each relationship indication specifying that a respective pair of the entities are related, to identify for each entity among a group of the entities, based on the relationship indications, one or more linked entities that are related to the entity, to construct for each entity in the group a single entity record that indicates all the linked entities that have been identified as being related to the entity, to store in the memory multiple entity records, each corresponding respectively to one of the entities in the group, and to perform an analytics operation with respect to the entities by querying at least one of the entity records stored in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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