Method and apparatus for providing search results in response to an information search request
US6910037B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 7, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99937
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method is disclosed for taking the results of a search (i.e., electronic documents) using the TFIDF of terms contained in those search result documents to quantify how related the search result documents are to one another, and organizing the search results based on those qualified relations. Using such a system and method, the search result documents can be displayed in such a manner that the relationships between the search result documents is evident to the viewer.
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