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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2010
Jin Dong, Beijing, CN;
Ta-hsin LI, Danbury, CT (US);
Hua Liang, Beijing, CN;
Ming Xie, Beijing, CN;
Wen Jun Yin, Beijing, CN;
Bin Z. Zhang, Beijing, CN;
Jin Dong, Beijing, CN;
Ta-Hsin Li, Danbury, CT (US);
Hua Liang, Beijing, CN;
Ming Xie, Beijing, CN;
Wen Jun Yin, Beijing, CN;
Bin Z. Zhang, Beijing, CN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer searching technique identifies high quantitative patterns in data. A spatial indexing technique, such as an R-tree is used to represent the data. Then a pattern searching algorithm is used to identify anchor points that define the componentwise minimum patterns. High quantitative patterns are found responsive to the componentwise minimum patterns. The search strategy is demonstrated relevant to the problem of finding suitable locations for a retail business with reference to environments of prior successful retail businesses.