Patent Document ID: 8898165
Application ID: 13540295

Base Claim:
1. A computer hardware-implemented method of identifying a null set of synthetic event containing files in a database of electronic files, the computer hardware-implemented method comprising: defining a synthetic event, wherein the synthetic event is a non-executable descriptor of a set of context-related factors, wherein the synthetic event is an occurrence of a set of words in a single document, wherein a factor in the set of context-related factors is the occurrence of all words in the set of words, and wherein a context of the set of context-related factors is the single document containing all of the words in the set of words; performing a context-based search of a database of electronic files to identify a synthetic event containing electronic file, wherein the synthetic event containing electronic file comprises the synthetic event; and in response to determining that there are no electronic files in the database of electronic files that contain the synthetic event, broadcasting a set of binary data that identifies the null set of synthetic event containing files in the database of electronic files.

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Claim 5:
5. The computer hardware-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising: ranking a source of the identified synthetic event containing electronic file, wherein the ranking is based on a public reputation of the source; and weighting the identified synthetic event containing electronic file based on said ranking.