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Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019

Filed:

Aug. 31, 2015
Applicant:

Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Patrick White, San Francisco, CA (US);

Shailesh Saini, San Francisco, CA (US);

Jateen Joshi, San Francisco, CA (US);

Vibhor Jain, San Francisco, CA (US);

Carter Foxgrover, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30528 (2013.01); G06F 17/3053 (2013.01); G06F 17/30345 (2013.01); G06F 17/30554 (2013.01); G06F 17/30616 (2013.01); G06F 17/30634 (2013.01); G06F 17/30867 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and systems for searching enterprise data are provided. The method is for searching data and includes identifying edges associating data and/or people. The method also includes assigning a resistance value to an edge based on strength(s) of association, the resistance value being inversely related to the strength of the association. The method further includes forming a resistance graph connecting the user with the data and the people based on the values of the edges. Additionally, the method includes providing results for a search query from a user based on the resistance graph with lower resistance values being prioritized for the user.


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