Patent ID: 7831544

Claim:
A method comprising: storing communication data, wherein the communication data comprises a plurality of communication items; generating a people map data structure, using the communication data, wherein the people map data structure comprises: a first node of the people map data structure corresponding to a first person, a second node of the people map data structure corresponding to a second person, and a link between the first and second nodes of the people map data structure, wherein the link corresponds to one or more communication items of the communication data, wherein the one or more communication items were transmitted between the first person and the second person; generating an evidence map data structure, using the communication data, wherein the evidence map data structure comprises: a first node of the evidence map data structure corresponding to a first communication item of the communication data, a second node of the evidence map data structure corresponding to a second communication item of the communication data, and a second link between the first and second nodes of the evidence map data structure, wherein the second link corresponds to a relationship between the first and second communication items; and coupling the people map data structure and the evidence map data structure.