Describing a paradigmatic member of a task directed community in a complex heterogeneous environment based on non-linear attributes

• US 9,443,211 B2
• Filed: 10/13/2010
• Issued: 09/13/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Friedlander, Robert R., Kraemer, James R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ruiz, Angelica
• Application Number:
  US12/903,302
• Publication Number:
  US 20120096020A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,162 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/22 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06311 Scheduling, planning or task assignment for a person or group

Abstract

A computer implemented method, system, and/or computer program product define a paradigmatic member of a known task directed community. Non-linear attributes of each member of the known task directed community having a known agenda are identified. Each of the non-linear attributes is individually unrelated to the known agenda. Common non-linear attributes shared by multiple members of the known task directed community are identified for use in defining the paradigmatic member of the known task directed community.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method of defining a paradigmatic member of a task directed community, the computer implemented method comprising:

a processor marking non-linear attributes of each member of a known cohort by marking fields associated with the non-linear attributes in a database used to store information about members of the known cohort, wherein the known cohort is a task directed community that has a known agenda, wherein each of the non-linear attributes is individually unrelated to the known agenda, and wherein there is no logical nexus between any of the non-linear attributes and a particular person'"'"'s membership in the known cohort;

the processor utilizing marked fields in the database to identify common non-linear attributes that are shared by multiple members of the known cohort;

the processor defining a paradigmatic member of the known cohort based on the common non-linear attributes of the members of the known cohort and at least one constraint on the known cohort; and

the processor mapping the paradigmatic member of the known cohort to the common non-linear attributes of the members of the known cohort and said at least one constraint on the known cohort for storage of same.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

the processor identifying a political action group as the task directed community.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

the processor deducing the known agenda of the task directed community from a mission statement of the task directed community, press releases issued by the task directed community, an affiliation between the task directed community and other organizations, a website of the task directed community, and conferences produced by the task directed community.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

the processor defining a minimum number of common non-linear attributes for members of the known cohort; and

the processor limiting a definition of the paradigmatic member to a person holding at least the defined minimum number of common non-linear attributes.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 4, wherein the minimum number of common non-linear attributes is less than all attributes of members of the known cohort.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

the processor defining said at least one constraint as a requirement that a member of the known cohort be a member of an organization that is devoted to the known agenda of the known cohort.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

the processor assigning a descriptor text to the paradigmatic member, wherein the descriptor text describes an area of individual interest held by the paradigmatic member.

8. A computer program product for defining a paradigmatic member of a task directed community, the computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable storage media;

first program instructions to identify non-linear attributes of each member of a known cohort, wherein the known cohort is a task directed community that has a known agenda, and wherein each of the non-linear attributes is individually unrelated to the known agenda;

second program instructions to identify common non-linear attributes that are shared by multiple members of the known cohort;

third program instructions to define a paradigmatic member of the known cohort based on the common non-linear attributes of the members of the known cohort and at least one constraint on the known cohort; and

fourth program instructions to map the paradigmatic member of the known cohort to the common non-linear attributes of the members of the known cohort and said at least one constraint on the known cohort for storage of same; and

wherein the first, second, third, and fourth program instructions are stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage media.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, further comprising:

fifth program instructions to retrieve the non-linear attributes of the members of the known cohort from a public database; and

wherein

the fifth program instructions are stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage media.

10. The computer program product of claim 8, further comprising:

fifth program instructions to define a minimum number of common non-linear attributes for members of the known cohort; and

sixth program instructions to limit a definition of the paradigmatic member to a person holding at least the defined minimum number of common non-linear attributes; and

wherein

the fifth and sixth program instructions are stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage media.

11. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the minimum number of common non-linear attributes is less than all attributes of members of the known cohort.

12. The computer program product of claim 8, further comprising:

fifth program instructions to define said at least one constraint as a requirement that a member of the known cohort reside within a predetermined distance from a meeting place for the known cohort; and

wherein

the fifth program instructions are stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage media.

13. The computer program product of claim 8, further comprising:

fifth program instructions to define said at least one constraint as being a requirement that a member of the known cohort is a member of an organization that is devoted to the known agenda of the known cohort; and

wherein

the fifth program instructions are stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage media.

14. The computer program product of claim 8, further comprising:

fifth program instructions to assign a descriptor text to the paradigmatic member, wherein the descriptor text describes an area of individual interest held by the paradigmatic member; and

wherein

the fifth program instructions are stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage media.

15. A computer system comprising:

a central processing unit (CPU), a computer readable memory, and a computer readable storage media;

first program instructions to identify non-linear attributes of each member of a known cohort, wherein the known cohort is a task directed community that has a known agenda, and wherein each of the non-linear attributes is individually unrelated to the known agenda;

second program instructions to identify common non-linear attributes that are shared by multiple members of the known cohort;

third program instructions to define a paradigmatic member of the known cohort based on the common non-linear attributes of the members of the known cohort and at least one constraint on the known cohort; and

fourth program instructions to map the paradigmatic member of the known cohort to the common non-linear attributes of the members of the known cohort and said at least one constraint on the known cohort for storage of same; and

wherein

the first, second, third, and fourth program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage media for execution by the CPU via the computer readable memory.

16. The computer system of claim 15, further comprising:

fifth program instructions to retrieve the non-linear attributes of the members of the known cohort from a public database; and

wherein

the fifth program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage media for execution by the CPU via the computer readable memory.

17. The computer system of claim 15, further comprising:

fifth program instructions to define a minimum number of common non-linear attributes for members of the known cohort; and

sixth program instructions to limit a definition of the paradigmatic member to a person holding at least the defined minimum number of common non-linear attributes; and

wherein

the fifth and sixth program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage media for execution by the CPU via the computer readable memory.

18. The computer system of claim 15, further comprising;

fifth program instructions to define said at least one constraint as a requirement that a member of the known cohort reside within a predetermined distance from a meeting place for the known cohort; and

wherein

the fifth program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage media for execution by the CPU via the computer readable memory.

19. The computer system of claim 15, further comprising:

fifth program instructions to define said at least one constraint as being a requirement that a member of the known cohort is a member of an organization that is devoted to the known agenda of the known cohort; and

wherein

the fifth program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage media for execution by the CPU via the computer readable memory.

20. The computer system of claim 15, further comprising:

fifth program instructions to assign a descriptor text to the paradigmatic member, wherein the descriptor text describes an area of individual interest held by the paradiginatic member; and

wherein

the fifth program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage media for execution by the CPU via the computer readable memory.