Method and a device for ranking linked documents
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1. A method of determining rankings among a plurality of documents, comprising:
- a) analyzing said plurality of documents for documenting links to and from each of said plurality of documents;
b) virtually adding a link to each of said plurality of documents from a virtual document;
c) virtually adding a link to said virtual document from each of said plurality of documents; and
d) assigning rankings to each of said plurality of documents based on said links and said virtual links.
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Abstract
A method of determining a ranking for a number of linked documents. The method comprises the following steps: a) analyzing the documents for documenting links to and from each of the documents, b) virtually adding a link to each of the documents from a virtual document, c) virtually adding a link to the virtual document from each of the plurality of documents, and d) assigning rankings to each of the plurality of documents based on the links and the virtual links.
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1. A method of determining rankings among a plurality of documents, comprising:
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a) analyzing said plurality of documents for documenting links to and from each of said plurality of documents; b) virtually adding a link to each of said plurality of documents from a virtual document; c) virtually adding a link to said virtual document from each of said plurality of documents; and d) assigning rankings to each of said plurality of documents based on said links and said virtual links. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A device for managing rankings for a plurality of linked documents, said device comprising:
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a mapping module, configured for mapping a plurality of documents, at least some of said plurality of documents being linked documents, the mapping module being further configured to link a virtual document to and from each of said plurality of documents; and a scoring module for assigning a ranking for at least one of said plurality of documents, said ranking being dependent on rankings of at least one of said linked documents including said virtual document. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of ranking documents networked together by links, the method comprising:
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adding a virtual document to said documents networked together, adding to each document a virtual link to and from said virtual document, thereby converting said networked links into a strongly connected graph, iteratively providing scores to each of said documents according to a number of links thereto and scores assigned to other documents linked thereto, said number of links including said virtual links, and ranking said documents according to said scores.
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26. A search engine for searching networked documents in a database, the search engine comprising:
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a ranking module configured for mapping said networked documents, at least some of said networked documents being linked documents, said ranking module configured to link a virtual document to and from each of said networked documents, said ranking module configured for assigning a ranking for at least one of said networked documents, said ranking being dependent on rankings of at least one of said linked documents including said virtual document; and a searching module configured for searching through said networked documents for hits according to a received query, said searching module being configured for retrieving hits and ordering said hits according to said ranking.
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