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Method and apparatus for dynamic relevance ranking

  • US 6,119,114 A
  • Filed: 09/17/1997
  • Issued: 09/12/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/17/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a computer system, a method for providing a user with newly-received documents having a selected range of relevance, said method comprising the computer-implemented steps of:

  • providing a first set of training data having plurality of training documents, said first set of training data having a first collective absolute relevance indicative of an extent to which said plurality of training documents includes preferred content;

    specifying a relative relevance threshold indicative of a relevance of desired newly-received documents relative to said first collective absolute relevance;

    selecting, for said first set of training data, a selected range bounded by an absolute-relevance threshold corresponding to said relative relevance threshold;

    determining whether a newly-received document has an absolute-relevance score within said range, said absolute relevance score being indicative of an extent to which said newly-received document includes preferred content.

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