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Method and apparatus for constructing a link structure between documents

US7895195B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 4, 2006
Grant dateFeb 22, 2011
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Expiry dateSep 11, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/958
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and computer system for constructing a link structure for T documents. An initial link structure G0 between the T documents is generated. For each document d of D documents of the T documents, a loop of no more than M iterations is performed. In each iteration: a search engine is used to generate a ranking order of T′ documents consisting of the T documents except document d; the initial link structure G0 is modified according to the ranking order to generate a modified link structure G; if a condition is satisfied then the loop is exited and the modified link structure G1 is outputted, otherwise G0 is set equal to G1 and a next iteration of the loop is performed. The condition is that a measure of a difference between G0 and G1 is less than a specified threshold or the M iterations were performed.

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