Providing search results based on sorted properties
US9256682B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/24578
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An entity may be related to multiple related entities by one or more properties, and the entity may also be associated with one or more entity types. A system for providing sorted results may include identifying the entity, related entities, and types. The system may also determine related entity scores for each respective related entity, relative to the entity. For each property, the related entity scores of the related entities related to the entity by that property are combined to generate a property score. The properties are then sorted based on their property scores. The sorting may occur for properties associated with an entity type, and sorted search results may be provided as output for one or more entity types of interest.
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