Patent ID: 7567972

Claim:
A computerized data mining method performed by a processor that analyzes a multitude of items in an n-dimensional space D n , each described by n item features, said method using a mining function f with at least one control parameter P i controlling a target feature of the data mining function, said method comprising: a first step of selecting a transformation function T to reduce dimensions of said n-dimensional space by space-filling curves mapping said n-dimensional space to a in-dimensional space; a second step of determining a transformed control parameter P T i controlling the target feature of the data mining function in said m-dimensional space, wherein the m-dimensional space comprises fewer dimensions that the n-dimensional space and wherein the transformation function T ensures that all information within the n-dimensional space is mapped onto and maintained in the m-dimensional data space; a third step of applying said selected transformation function T on said multitude D n of items to create a transformed multitude D m of items and executing said mining function f controlled by said transformed control parameter P T i on said transformed multitude of items D m ; and a fourth step of storing a result of the third step in memory.