Estimating the usefulness of an item in a collection of information
US6640218B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 2, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99933
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A measure of the usefulness of an item in a collection of information with respect to a first set of one or more criteria is determined. A first measure of the usefulness of the item with respect to the first set of criteria is determined. A measure of the quality of the item is determined. A second measure of usefulness based on the first measure of usefulness and the measure of quality is determined.
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