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System, method, and computer program product for providing relational patterns between entities

Patent 6073138 Issued on June 6, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject February 8, 2019. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Application

No. 245759 filed on 02/08/1999

US Classes:

707/104.1, Application of database or data structure (e.g., distributed, multimedia, image)705/26, Electronic shopping (e.g., remote ordering)705/27, Presentation of image or description of sales item (e.g., electronic catalog browsing)707/4, Query formulation, input preparation, or translation707/102, Generating database or data structure (e.g., via user interface)709/201, DISTRIBUTED DATA PROCESSING709/203Client/server

Examiners

Primary: Choules, Jack M.
Assistant: Alam, Shahid

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • WO 98/23591 WO. 05/13/1999

International Class

G06F 017/30

Foreign Application Priority Data

1998-06-11 NL

Abstract

A contact intelligence data mining tool for storing, processing, displaying, and printing relational patterns between entities (e.g., business and other contacts). The tool allows proprietary individual contact data to be merged with accurate and up-to-date public information in order to explore the full scope (or sphere) of an individual's or business concern's scope of influence. It intelligently establishes and presents personal, direct contacts as well as contacts of contacts, and so on. The tool further displays, via a graphical user interface, the optimal relationship path (i.e., contact pathway) to reach desired contacts.

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