Relationship identification system

摘要

According to one embodiment, a computer-executed system includes a relationship identification tool coupled to one or more data storage systems and a user interface. Each data storage system has multiple data entities that are organized in at least one folder according to a particular taxonomy scheme. The relationship identification tool is operable to receive data entities from the data storage systems, and determine relationship intimacy values for each data entity relative to the other plurality of data entities according to its taxonomy scheme. These relationship intimacy values are then displayed on the user interface.

主权项

1. A system for identifying data entity relationships comprising:
a user interface; one or more storage devices operable to store a plurality of data entities, each of the plurality of data entities organized in at least one of a plurality of folders according to a taxonomy scheme; and a relationship identification tool stored on a memory and executable by a computer processor, the relationship identification tool coupled to the user interface and the one or more storage devices, the relationship identification tool operable to:
receive the plurality of data entities from the one or more storage devices;identify asserted relationships between each data entity of the plurality of data entities that is organized in a same folder of the plurality of folders;identify inferred relationships between at least two data entities of the plurality of data entities that are in different folders of the plurality of folders, wherein the different folders share a common data entity contained therein;determine a relationship intimacy value of a first data entity of the plurality of data entities relative to a second data entity of the plurality of data entities, wherein the relationship intimacy value between the first and second data entities is a function of the asserted and inferred relationships between the first and second data entities; anddisplay one or more relationship intimacy values on the user interface.