Cognitive Profiles

1 - 6 . (canceled)

7 . A computer-implementable method for performing cognitive computing operations comprising:

receiving streams of data from a plurality of data sources;

processing the streams of data from the plurality of data sources, the processing the streams of data from the plurality of data sources performing data enriching for incorporation into a cognitive graph, the processing being performed by a cognitive inference and learning system, the cognitive inference and learning system executing on a hardware processor of an information processing system and interacting with the plurality of data sources, the cognitive inference and learning system comprising a cognitive platform, the cognitive platform comprising a cognitive engine, the cognitive engine processing the streams of data from the plurality of data sources;

incorporating enriched data resulting from the performing of the data enriching into the cognitive graph as nodes within the cognitive graph;

defining a cognitive profile, the cognitive profile referencing personal data associated with a user, the personal data associated with the user being stored as at least one node within the cognitive graph;

associating the user with the cognitive profile; and,

performing a cognitive computing operation based upon the cognitive profile associated with the user.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein:

the personal data comprises data associated with an interaction of the user with the cognitive graph.

9 . The method of claim 7 , wherein:

the personal data is distributed among the plurality of data sources.

10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

aggregating the personal data distributed among the plurality of data sources to define the cognitive profile.

11 . The method of claim 7 , wherein:

the cognitive profile represents a plurality of attributes associated with the user;

and each of the plurality of attributes corresponds to a node within the set of nodes in the cognitive graph.

12 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

receiving user provided personal information; and,

associating the user with the cognitive profile based upon user provided personal information.

13 . A system comprising:

a processor;

a data bus coupled to the processor; and

a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium being coupled to the data bus, the computer program code interacting with a plurality of computer operations and comprising instructions executable by the processor and configured for:

receiving streams of data from a plurality of data sources;

processing the streams of data from the plurality of data sources, the processing the streams of data from the plurality of data sources performing data enriching for incorporation into a cognitive graph, the processing being performed by a cognitive inference and learning system, the cognitive inference and learning system executing on a hardware processor of an information processing system and interacting with the plurality of data sources, the cognitive inference and learning system comprising a cognitive platform, the cognitive platform comprising a cognitive engine, the cognitive engine processing the streams of data from the plurality of data sources;

incorporating enriched data resulting from the performing of the data enriching into the cognitive graph as nodes within the cognitive graph;

defining a cognitive profile, the cognitive profile referencing personal data associated with a user, the personal data associated with the user being stored as at least one node within the cognitive graph;

associating the user with the cognitive profile; and,

performing a cognitive computing operation based upon the cognitive profile associated with the user.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein:

the personal data comprises data associated with an interaction of the user with the cognitive graph.

15 . The system of claim 13 , wherein:

the personal data is distributed among the plurality of data sources.

16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor further comprise instructions for:

aggregating the personal data distributed among the plurality of data sources to define the cognitive profile.

17 . The system of claim 13 , wherein:

the cognitive profile represents a plurality of attributes associated with the user; and

each of the plurality of attributes corresponds to a node within the set of nodes in the cognitive graph.

18 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor further comprise instructions for:

receiving user provided personal information; and,

associating the user with the cognitive profile based upon user provided personal information.

19 . A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for:

receiving streams of data from a plurality of data sources;

processing the streams of data from the plurality of data sources, the processing the streams of data from the plurality of data sources performing data enriching for incorporation into a cognitive graph, the processing being performed by a cognitive inference and learning system, the cognitive inference and learning system executing on a hardware processor of an information processing system and interacting with the plurality of data sources, the cognitive inference and learning system comprising a cognitive platform, the cognitive platform comprising a cognitive engine, the cognitive engine processing the streams of data from the plurality of data sources;

incorporating enriched data resulting from the performing of the data enriching into the cognitive graph as nodes within the cognitive graph;

defining a cognitive profile, the cognitive profile referencing personal data associated with a user, the personal data associated with the user being stored as at least one node within the cognitive graph;

associating the user with the cognitive profile; and,

performing a cognitive computing operation based upon the cognitive profile associated with the user.

20 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein:

the personal data comprises data associated with an interaction of the user with the cognitive graph.

21 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein:

the personal data is distributed among the plurality of data sources.

22 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor further comprise instructions for:

aggregating the personal data distributed among the plurality of data sources to define the cognitive profile.

23 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein:

the cognitive profile represents a plurality of attributes associated with the user;

and each of the plurality of attributes corresponds to a node within the set of nodes in the cognitive graph.

24 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor further comprise instructions for:

receiving user provided personal information; and,

associating the user with the cognitive profile based upon user provided personal information.

25 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein the computer executable instructions are deployable to a client system from a server system at a remote location.

26 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein the computer executable instructions are provided by a service provider to a user on an on-demand basis.