Patent Document ID: 9767160
Application ID: 14690117
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A computer implemented method of determining a similarity score between two data records in a data record set, each data record including a predetermined data record strength value representative of the importance of each respective data record in the data record set, the method comprising: identifying a target data record from the data record set; identifying data records within the data set having primary and secondary connections with the target record to form a data record map, such records being primary data records having a direct connection with the target record and secondary data records being data records having a direct connection with a primary data record of the target record, wherein each primary and secondary data record is distinguished from the target record; for at least one of the secondary data records, determining an importance value and a relevance value, wherein the importance value of each secondary data record is determined based on: interconnections between the secondary data record and other data records in the data record map; and the predetermined data record strength value of each of the other data records having an interconnection with the secondary data record, and wherein the relevance value of each secondary data record is determined based on: interconnections between the secondary data records and other data records in the data record map relative to the target record; and combining the importance value and the relevance value to provide the similarity score between the secondary data record and the target data record, wherein the similarity score allows a user to identify secondary data records that disclose similar concepts to the target data record.