CLIAMS:We claim:
1. A method for generating an enterprise user group, comprising:
receiving a set of attributes for an enterprise network user;
receiving one or more enterprise group member identification rules including a similarity distance threshold and a set of target attributes;
calculating, using a hardware processor, a similarity assessment score based on the set of target attributes and the set of attributes; and
determining, using the hardware processor, whether the enterprise network user is an enterprise group member based on the similarity assessment score and the similarity distance threshold.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving an enterprise network domain ontology including hierarchical relationships among a plurality of enterprise groups; and
determining that the one or more enterprise group member identification rules are valid based on the enterprise network domain ontology.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
storing user identifiers associated with enterprise group members; and
outputting the user identifiers after receiving a user request.
4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:
receiving data associated with the enterprise group members;
storing the data associated with the enterprise group members; and
outputting the data associated with the enterprise group members after receiving the user request.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein calculating the similarity assessment score comprises comparing string distance between one or more of the set of attributes and one or more of the set of target attributes.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein calculating the similarity assessment score comprises determining whether one or more of the set of attributes are identical to one or more of the set of target attributes.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein calculating the similarity assessment score comprises determining whether one or more of the set of attributes are synonyms of one or more of the set of target attributes.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the enterprise network user is an enterprise group member comprises:
comparing the similarity assessment score with the similarity distance threshold; and
determining that the enterprise network user is an enterprise group member if the similarity assessment score is greater than or equal to the similarity distance threshold.
9. A system for generating an enterprise user group, comprising:
one or more hardware processors; and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more hardware processors, cause the one or more hardware processors to perform operations including:
receiving a set of attributes for an enterprise network user;
receiving one or more enterprise group member identification rules including a similarity distance threshold and a set of target attributes;
calculating, using the one or more hardware processors, a similarity assessment score based on the set of target attributes and the set of attributes; and
determining, using the one or more hardware processors, whether the enterprise network user is an enterprise group member based on the similarity assessment score and the similarity distance threshold.
10. The system of claim 9, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the one or more hardware processors, cause the one or more hardware processors to further perform operations including:
receiving an enterprise network domain ontology including hierarchical relationships among a plurality of enterprise groups; and
determining that the one or more enterprise group member identification rules are valid based on the enterprise network domain ontology.
11. The system of claim 9, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the one or more hardware processors, cause the one or more hardware processors to further perform operations including:
storing user identifiers associated with enterprise group members; and
outputting the user identifiers after receiving a user request.
12. The system of claim 11, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the one or more hardware processors, cause the one or more hardware processors to further perform operations including:
receiving data associated with the enterprise group members;
storing the data associated with the enterprise group members; and
outputting the data associated with the enterprise group members after receiving the user request.
13. The system of claim 9, wherein calculating the similarity assessment score comprises comparing string distance between one or more of the set of attributes and one or more of the set of target attributes.
14. The system of claim 9, wherein calculating the similarity assessment score comprises determining whether one or more of the set of attributes are identical to one or more of the set of target attributes.
15. The system of claim 9, wherein calculating the similarity assessment score comprises determining whether one or more of the set of attributes are synonyms of one or more of the set of target attributes.
16. The system of claim 9, wherein determining whether the enterprise network user is an enterprise group member comprises:
comparing the similarity assessment score with the similarity distance threshold; and
determining that the enterprise network user is an enterprise group member if the similarity assessment score is greater than or equal to the similarity distance threshold.
17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for generating an enterprise user group that, when executed by a hardware processor, cause the hardware processor to perform operations including:
receiving a set of attributes for an enterprise network user;
receiving one or more enterprise group member identification rules including a similarity distance threshold and a set of target attributes;
calculating, using the hardware processor, a similarity assessment score based on the set of target attributes and the set of attributes; and
determining, using the hardware processor, whether the enterprise network user is an enterprise group member based on the similarity assessment score and the similarity distance threshold.

Dated this 16th day of July, 2014
Shwetha A. Chimalgi
Of K & S Partners
Agent for the Applicant
,TagSPECI:FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This disclosure relates generally to user groups in an enterprise network and, more particularly, to systems and methods for managing enterprise user groups using user profiles.