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Methods, systems, and products for classifying peer systems

  • US 7,764,701 B1
  • Filed: 02/22/2006
  • Issued: 07/27/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method comprising:

  • providing an ontology that represents a hierarchical organization of a plurality of nodes, wherein each node of the plurality of nodes corresponds to one class of a plurality of classes;

    associating each peer system of a plurality of peer systems with at least one of the plurality of nodes in the ontology based on information maintained on each peer system and a class of the plurality of classes to which the information corresponds;

    receiving a request including a select class of the plurality of classes from a first peer system of the plurality of peer systems;

    identifying a select node of the plurality of nodes based on the select class;

    identifying at least one peer system of the plurality of peer systems that is associated with the select node; and

    sending to the first peer system identification information identifying the at least one peer system and identifying a date and a time of when the at least one peer system was associated with the ontology.

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