Information Access With Usage-Driven Metadata Feedback
First Claim
1. A method for displaying, capturing and using document metadata within result presentations in information access systems, or in information search systems, wherein the method comprises steps for applying a query to a set of documents, identifying matching documents, and producing a result page with at least one of the most relevant documents, wherein the method includes using a metadata server capable of storing metadata associated with any searchable document, and providing means within the result page for end users of the information access or search system to view and edit metadata associated with the returned documents from the metadata server, and wherein the method is characterized by using the metadata server for automatically creating metadata objects associated with any combination of document, query and document position in the result set for the query.
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Abstract
In a method for displaying and capturing metadata of documents within result presentations in information access or search systems, a metadata server is used for storing a metadata associated with any searchable document and the end users are given the opportunity to view and edit metadata associated with documents returned from the metadata server which is capable of automatically creating metadata objects associated with any combination of document query and document position in a result set for a given query A search engine capable of implementing the method comprises a metadata server as part of or connected with its core search engine.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for displaying, capturing and using document metadata within result presentations in information access systems, or in information search systems, wherein the method comprises steps for
applying a query to a set of documents, identifying matching documents, and producing a result page with at least one of the most relevant documents, wherein the method includes using a metadata server capable of storing metadata associated with any searchable document, and providing means within the result page for end users of the information access or search system to view and edit metadata associated with the returned documents from the metadata server, and wherein the method is characterized by using the metadata server for automatically creating metadata objects associated with any combination of document, query and document position in the result set for the query.
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3. A method according to claim 3,
characterized by the document subsection corresponding to a scope or tag in a XML representation of the document, or said document subsection corresponding to a specific time or a time interval inside audio or video.
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