Facility for the intelligent selection of information objects
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1. A method for recognizing and retrieving a subset of objects related to a selected object based on stored evaluations of relationships between connected objects comprising the steps of:
- a. Creating a profile or selecting a prestored profile, said profile comprising user preferences;
b. Setting parameters defining connections between objects to be evaluated;
c. Recognizing a connection of one or more objects connected to said selected object based on said parameters;
d. Retrieving domain attributes of said recognized connection from said stored evaluations;
e. Selecting specific values of one or more of said retrieved domain attributes;
f. Setting default values for a connection not containing a selected specific value;
g. Creating a resultant value based on the relationship of said stored evaluations to said profile;
h. Scaling said resulting value;
i. Repeating steps c-h for a plurality of connections, and j. Returning to said user an ordered list of said objects having the highest resultant value.
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Abstract
A system to intelligently link a computer user to enormous databases of multi-media information. The system provides an automated facility to determine the value of information based on each user'"'"'s subjective preferences. An execution is created by comparing these preferences with prior characterizations of information objects. Once the comparisons are made, an ordered list is compiled. The list provides a set of data sources starting with the most relevant and ending with the least relevant. By selecting and reviewing only the most significant references, the probability of locating a pertinent reference is increased dramatically while increasing the effectiveness of time spent reviewing results.
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1. A method for recognizing and retrieving a subset of objects related to a selected object based on stored evaluations of relationships between connected objects comprising the steps of:
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a. Creating a profile or selecting a prestored profile, said profile comprising user preferences;
b. Setting parameters defining connections between objects to be evaluated;
c. Recognizing a connection of one or more objects connected to said selected object based on said parameters;
d. Retrieving domain attributes of said recognized connection from said stored evaluations;
e. Selecting specific values of one or more of said retrieved domain attributes;
f. Setting default values for a connection not containing a selected specific value;
g. Creating a resultant value based on the relationship of said stored evaluations to said profile;
h. Scaling said resulting value;
i. Repeating steps c-h for a plurality of connections, and j. Returning to said user an ordered list of said objects having the highest resultant value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for recognizing and retrieving a subset of objects, located across networks, related to a selected object based on stored evaluations of relationships between connected objects comprising the steps of:
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a. Creating a profile or selecting a prestored profile, said profile comprising user preferences;
b. Setting parameters defining connections between objects to be evaluated;
c. Recognizing a connection of one or more objects remotely connected to said selected object based on said parameters;
d. Retrieving domain attributes of said recognized connection from said stored evaluations;
e. Selecting specific values of one or more of said retrieved domain attributes;
f. Setting default values for a connection not containing a selected specific value;
g. Creating a resultant value based on the relationship of said stored evaluations to said profile;
h. Scaling said resulting value;
i. Repeating steps c-h for a plurality of connections, and j. Returning to said user an ordered list of said objects having the highest resultant value. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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Current AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
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Original AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
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InventorsFarber, Joel F., Dockter, Michael J., Seppi, Kevin D.
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Primary Examiner(s)Alam, Hosain T.
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Application NumberUS09/404,869Time in Patent Office1,502 DaysField of Search707/1-6, 706/54-56, 706/47, 706/46, 706/8, 706/2, 706/1, 706/15, 706/45, 706/50, 705/7, 709/203, 709/217-219US Class Current707/708CPC Class CodesG06F 16/907 Retrieval characterised by ...G06Q 30/0201 Market modelling; Market an...Y10S 707/99935 Query augmenting and refini...
