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Title: Agent-based method for distributed clustering of textual information

Abstract

A computer method and system for storing, retrieving and displaying information has a multiplexing agent (20) that calculates a new document vector (25) for a new document (21) to be added to the system and transmits the new document vector (25) to master cluster agents (22) and cluster agents (23) for evaluation. These agents (22, 23) perform the evaluation and return values upstream to the multiplexing agent (20) based on the similarity of the document to documents stored under their control. The multiplexing agent (20) then sends the document (21) and the document vector (25) to the master cluster agent (22), which then forwards it to a cluster agent (23) or creates a new cluster agent (23) to manage the document (21). The system also searches for stored documents according to a search query having at least one term and identifying the documents found in the search, and displays the documents in a clustering display (80) of similarity so as to indicate similarity of the documents to each other.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [1];  [3]
  1. Oak Ridge, TN
  2. Knoxville, TN
  3. Louisville, TN
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1014552
Patent Number(s):
7805446
Application Number:
US Patent Application 10/963,241
Assignee:
UT-Battelle LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Potok, Thomas E, Reed, Joel W, Elmore, Mark T, and Treadwell, Jim N. Agent-based method for distributed clustering of textual information. United States: N. p., 2010. Web.
Potok, Thomas E, Reed, Joel W, Elmore, Mark T, & Treadwell, Jim N. Agent-based method for distributed clustering of textual information. United States.
Potok, Thomas E, Reed, Joel W, Elmore, Mark T, and Treadwell, Jim N. Tue . "Agent-based method for distributed clustering of textual information". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1014552.
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