Patent ID: 9009220
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a data storage system associated with a provider entity and storing data on behalf of a client entity, the data being accessible from the data storage system by the client entity; a data interface enabling access by the provider entity to the data of the data storage system; and an analysis engine comprising a processor and memory maintained by the provider entity to, at discrete intervals determined by the analysis engine: access the data using the data interface, identify, among the data, electronic communications at least some of which each include data identifying a sender or a receiver, the sender or receiver being an individual associated with the client entity, analyze the data, including: at times determined based on the results of the analysis and the user's preferences for receiving information, generate results of the analysis to the client entity, the results indicating a characteristic of at least one of the individuals associated with the client entity, the characteristic being related to at least one of the identified words or phrases.