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(12) United States Patent (io) Patent No.: US 6,853,966 B2
Bushey et al. (45) Date of Patent: *Feb. 8,2005
(54) METHOD FOR CATEGORIZING,
DESCRIBING AND MODELING TYPES OF
SYSTEM USERS
(75) Inventors: Robert R. Bushey, Austin, TX (US);
Jennifer M. Mauney, Austin, TX (US)
(73) Assignee: SBC Technology Resources, Inc.,
Austin, TX (US)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term ol this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 211 days.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
(21) Appl. No.: 10/134,430
(22) Filed: Apr. 30, 2002
(65) Prior Publication Data
US 2002/0133394 Al Sep. 19, 2002
Related U.S. Application Data
(63) Continuation of application No. 09/089,403, filed on Jun. 3, 1998, now Pat. No. 6,405,159.
(51) Int. CI.7 G06F 13/00
(52) U.S. CI 703/13; 706/46; 345/326
(58) Field of Search 703/13; 706/46;
345/326, 327, 440; 705/10, 1; 707/102,
101
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