Method and apparatus for sociological data mining
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1. A computer processing system for retrieving interrelated documents, comprising:
- a document repository for storing a plurality of documents, wherein a document is any data that has an inferable or explicit actor and date;
a metadata repository for storing a plurality of metadata elements to represent relations between the documents;
a sociological analysis engine to identify causal relationships between the documents using the metadata elements from the metadata repository.
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Abstract
A processing system for retrieving interrelated documents is described. The system comprises a document repository for storing a plurality of documents, a metadata repository for storing a plurality of metadata elements to represent relations between the documents, and a sociological analysis engine to identify relationships between the documents using the metadata elements from the metadata repository.
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1. A computer processing system for retrieving interrelated documents, comprising:
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a document repository for storing a plurality of documents, wherein a document is any data that has an inferable or explicit actor and date; a metadata repository for storing a plurality of metadata elements to represent relations between the documents; a sociological analysis engine to identify causal relationships between the documents using the metadata elements from the metadata repository. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer implemented method for identifying whether a plurality of documents are causally interrelated, the method comprising:
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extracting metadata and content from the documents and storing it in a repository, wherein a document is any data that has an inferable or explicit actor and date; computing metadata for representing a sociological analysis to identify causal interrelations between the documents and storing the metadata in the repository; and in response to a search query, identifying a plurality of relevant, causally interrelated documents stored in the repository. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A computer implemented method for identifying causal relationships between a plurality of documents comprising:
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extracting metadata and content from the documents and storing it in a repository, wherein a document is any data that has an inferable or explicit actor and date; computing metadata for representing a sociological analysis to identify causal interrelations between the documents and storing the metadata in the repository; and creating links between the causally related documents. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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