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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2005
George Henry Forman, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Lada Ariana Adamic, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Eytan Adar, Seattle, WA (US);
George Henry Forman, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Lada Ariana Adamic, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Eytan Adar, Seattle, WA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method for information management. In one embodiment, the method includes providing an organizational directory comprising hierarchical information regarding an organization and receiving relationship data including an association of a first person to a second person. The method also includes querying the organizational directory and the relationship data to identify a third person, wherein the third person is a member of the organization and identifying the third person comprises determining a path including the third person in an association network.