Patent Document ID: 9858333
Application ID: 15064095
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A processor-implemented method for exploring a structured data set based on a data search query to identify a plurality of interesting information related to the data search query, the method comprising: receiving, by a processor, a plurality of bivariate pairs of variables with a corresponding plurality of bivariate metrics, and an input bivariate pair of variables, wherein the plurality of bivariate pairs of variables and the input bivariate pair of variables are derived from the structured data set based on the data search query; constructing a graph having a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges based on the received plurality of bivariate pairs of variables and input bivariate pair of variables, wherein each node corresponds with a variable within the received plurality of bivariate pairs or the input bivariate pair of variables, and wherein the plurality of edges are based on the corresponding plurality of bivariate metrics; constructing an adjacency matrix based on the constructed graph; calculating a centrality for each node within the plurality of nodes based on the constructed adjacency matrix, wherein the calculated centrality for each node is based on calculating an eigenvalue of the adjacency matrix and an eigenvector of each node within the plurality of nodes, and wherein the calculated centrality corresponds with the eigenvector; constructing an orthogonal list based on the plurality of bivariate pairs of variables and the input bivariate pair of variables, wherein the constructed orthogonal list includes a subset of the plurality of bivariate pairs of variables that have a common variable with the input bivariate pair of variables; ordering the orthogonal list based on the calculated centrality of an uncommon variable for each bivariate pair within the subset, wherein the uncommon variable does not match an input variable within the input bivariate pair; selecting at least one highest ranking bivariate pair from the ordered orthogonal list; and presenting the plurality of interesting information to a user, wherein the presented plurality of interesting information includes the selected at least one highest ranking bivariate pair.