Relevance normalization for documents retrieved from an information retrieval system in response to a query
US5640553A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 15, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99935
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for searching a database of an information retrieval system in response to a query having a query length of at least one word, for applying the query word to the database and selecting information from the database according to the query word. The query is received and the length of the query is determined. Information is selected from the database according to the query. The relevance of the selected information is determined according to matches between the query and the information. The determined relevance of the selected information is adjusted according to the length of the query.
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