Patent ID: 8479159
Filing Date: 2013-07-02
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of inferring whether at least a first relationship exists between at least first and second entities, said method comprising the steps of: applying a first assessor to obtain a first confidence level pertaining to putative existence of said at least first relationship between said at least first and second entities; applying a second assessor to obtain a second confidence level pertaining to putative existence of said at least first relationship between said at least first and second entities; and combining said first and second confidence levels to obtain an overall inference whether said at least first relationship exists between said at least first and second entities, wherein said combining step comprises performing the summation: where: each of said first assessor and said second assessor represents said confidence levels as a value, Vn, between zero and one, with n indicating an nth one of said assessors; w N=a total number of said assessors, wherein N>1;