Patent ID: 8943048
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: identifying, by a system having a processor, attributes in data records; detecting, by the system, episodes corresponding to the respective attributes, wherein each of the episodes includes a respective collection of events represented by the data records that relate to a corresponding attribute; scoring, by the system, the episodes, where scoring of a particular one of the episodes is based on relative time densities between successive data records of the particular episode; producing, by the system, a visualization of at least some of the episodes to provide an alert of time-dense episodes, the visualization including graphical portions representing the respective at least some of the episodes, each of the graphical portions including graphical elements representing respective events in a corresponding one of the episodes; and ordering, by the system, the graphical portions in the visualization according to scores calculated by the scoring of the episodes, the scores including a score calculated by the scoring of the particular episode.