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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2006

Filed:

Oct. 31, 2002
Applicants:

Michael D. Elder, Greer, SC (US);

Jason Y. Jho, Raleigh, NC (US);

Vaughn T. Rokosz, Newton, MA (US);

Andrew L. Schirmer, Andover, MA (US);

Matthew Schultz, Ithaca, NY (US);

Inventors:

Michael D. Elder, Greer, SC (US);

Jason Y. Jho, Raleigh, NC (US);

Vaughn T. Rokosz, Newton, MA (US);

Andrew L. Schirmer, Andover, MA (US);

Matthew Schultz, Ithaca, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

System and method for evaluating an information aggregate by analyzing categories into which each document of the aggregate is placed. A metrics database stores for each document indicia including associated categories. A query engine is responsive to a user request and the metrics database for aggregating documents having same, unique attributes in an information aggregate and identifying categories associated with documents comprising the information aggregate; and a visualization engine visualizes the category or set of categories, such as by list or distribution frequency, and changes in time over conceptual or physical space.


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