Document ranking using word relationships
US7996379B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 1, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/33
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for scoring documents. A plurality of documents with an initial ordering is received. Local term relationships between terms in the plurality of documents are identified, each local term relationship being a relationship between a pair of terms in a respective document. Relationships among the documents in the plurality of documents are determined based on the local term relationships and on the initial order of the documents. A respective score is determined for each document in the plurality of documents based on the document relationships.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.