Efficient evaluation of object finder queries
US7730060B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 9, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/903
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The subject disclosure pertains to a class of object finder queries that return the best target objects that match a set of given keywords. Mechanisms are provided that facilitate identification of target objects related to search objects that match a set of query keywords. Scoring mechanisms/functions are also disclosed that compute relevance scores of target objects. Further, efficient early termination techniques are provided to compute the top K target objects based on a scoring function.
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