Process and system for recursive document retrieval
First Claim
1. A system for recursive document retrieval, comprising:
- an original repository comprising a plurality of documents;
a retrieval engine coupled to the original repository and receiving a query, the retrieval engine operable;
to execute an automatic recursive retrieval process with respect to the original repository using the query, the automatic recursive retrieval process comprising a plurality of iterations; and
to provide as system output a retrieved repository comprising a plurality of documents from the original repository identified as sufficiently relevant to the query according to the automatic recursive retrieval process for detection as relevant documents;
wherein the plurality of iterations comprises a first iteration performing a retrieval process on the original repository to generate an iterative repository and subsequent iterations performing retrieval processes on iterative repositories generated by previous iterations to generate additional iterative repositories; and
wherein the retrieved repository is one of the additional iterative repositories.
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Abstract
A system (10) for recursive document retrieval is provided. An original repository (12) comprises a plurality of documents (14), and a query (16) comprises information by which the original repository (12) can be analyzed to identify relevant documents (14). A retrieval engine (18) is coupled to the original repository (12) and receives the query (16). The retrieval engine (18) is operable to execute an automatic recursive retrieval process with respect to the original repository (12) using the query (16) where the automatic recursive retrieval process comprises a plurality of iterations. The retrieval engine (18) is also operable to provide as system output a retrieved repository (28) comprising a plurality of documents (30) from the original repository (12) identified as sufficiently relevant to the query (16) according to the automatic recursive retrieval process for detection as relevant documents.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for recursive document retrieval, comprising:
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an original repository comprising a plurality of documents; a retrieval engine coupled to the original repository and receiving a query, the retrieval engine operable; to execute an automatic recursive retrieval process with respect to the original repository using the query, the automatic recursive retrieval process comprising a plurality of iterations; and to provide as system output a retrieved repository comprising a plurality of documents from the original repository identified as sufficiently relevant to the query according to the automatic recursive retrieval process for detection as relevant documents; wherein the plurality of iterations comprises a first iteration performing a retrieval process on the original repository to generate an iterative repository and subsequent iterations performing retrieval processes on iterative repositories generated by previous iterations to generate additional iterative repositories; and wherein the retrieved repository is one of the additional iterative repositories. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A process for recursive document retrieval, comprising:
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providing an original repository comprising a plurality of documents; executing an automatic recursive retrieval process with respect to the original repository using a query, the automatic recursive retrieval process comprising a plurality of iterations including; performing, in a first iteration, a retrieval process on the original repository to generate an iterative repository; and performing, in subsequent iterations, retrieval processes on iterative repositories generated by previous iterations to generate additional iterative repositories; and providing as system output a retrieved repository comprising a plurality of documents from the original repository identified as sufficiently relevant to the query for detection as relevant documents, wherein the retrieved repository is one of the additional iterative repositories. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A process for constructing an automatic recursive document retrieval system, comprising:
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providing a representation of an original document repository; providing a representation of a plurality of retrieval processes; linking a first selected retrieval process from the plurality of retrieval processes to the original repository; getting parameters for the first retrieval process; creating a representation of a first iterative repository produced by the first retrieval process; and repeating linking, getting and creating for additional selected retrieval processes and iterative repositories in order to construct a model of the automatic recursive retrieval system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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