DISCOVERING A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP NETWORK, AND ASSESSING A RELEVANCE OF A RELATIONSHIP

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APP PUB NO 20150178645A1
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14452946

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There is provided a method that includes (a) examining records that describe transactions between entities, (b) constructing, in a database, a data structure that represents a relationship network, based on the transactions, where the relationship network represents (i) a first entity and (ii) a second entity that is separated from the first entity by N tiers, and where N is a whole number greater than or equal to 1, and (c) calculating a relevance of the second entity to the first entity as a function of, i.e., based on, a characteristic of the second entity. There is also provided a system that performs the method, and a storage medium that contains instructions for controlling a processor to perform the method.

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THE DUN & BRADSTREET CORPORATION103 JFK PARKWAY SHORT HILLS NJ 07078

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
BALLEW, Paul Douglas Madison, US 5 9
BASU, Nipa Bridgewater, US 10 153
CRIGLER, Brian Scott Westfield, US 3 6
DAVIES, Robin Fry Macungie, US 3 11
KRAMSKAIA, Alla Edison, US 10 44
LIN, Yan New Providence, US 99 320
REDDI, Anjali Martinsville, US 2 21
YANG, Guang Short Hills, CN 457 5004
YUAN, Xin Basking Ridge, CN 118 2064

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