Patent ID: 8255343
Filing Date: 2012-08-28
Classification: G06N

Abstract:
1. A method performed by one or more of a plurality of computer devices, the method comprising: identifying, by a first computer device of the plurality of computer devices, a feature set that includes at least a first feature and a second feature; storing, by the first computer device and in a plurality of memory locations in a memory, values relating to the first feature; subjecting, by the first computer device, a string, associated with the first feature, to multiple, different hash functions to generate multiple, different hash values; identifying, by the first computer device, for each of the multiple, different hash values, a respective memory location, of the plurality of memory locations in the memory; reading, by the first computer device, the values stored at the respective memory locations; performing, by the first computer device, an operation on the read values from the respective memory locations to obtain updated values; writing, by the first computer device, the updated values into the respective memory locations; sending, by the first computer device, a request to a second computer device, of the plurality of computer devices, for information regarding the second feature; receiving, by the first computer device, the information from the second computer device; and using, by the first computer device, the updated values and the received information to make a prediction regarding particular data.