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International ClassG06F 017/30Foreign Application Priority Data1998-06-11 NLAbstractA 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.Other References
Field of SearchDATABASE OR FILE ACCESSINGAccess augmentation or optimizing Query processing (i.e., searching) Query formulation, input preparation, or translation Query augmenting and refining (e.g., inexact access) Distributed or remote access DATABASE SCHEMA OR DATA STRUCTURE Electronic shopping (e.g., remote ordering) Presentation of image or description of sales item (e.g., electronic catalog browsing) DISTRIBUTED DATA PROCESSING Client/server | |