Program for changing search results rank, recording medium for recording such a program, and content search processing method

• US 7,085,761 B2
• Filed: 11/27/2002
• Issued: 08/01/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Shibata, Ryu
• Primary Examiner(s): ROBINSON, GRETA LEE
• Application Number:
  US10/305,178
• Publication Number:
  US 20040002945A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,343 Days
• Field of Search: 707/5, 707/10, 707/3, 707/4
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/33 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99935 Query augmenting and refining, e.g. inexact access

Abstract

In the present invention, information for content, software or both that a user set as a desired operation target of a content search rank changing process is stored in a operation target management table. Information for software active during a content search processing is stored in a currently active software management table. In case the content or software relates to the retrieved content as search results is present in the operation target management table or the currently active software management table, the relevancy rating of the retrieved content is calculated by adding a prescribed value to the relevancy rating of the retrieved content. Then, the retrieved content is sorted based on the relevancy rating and outputted in order sorted at a display device.

Claims

1. A computer-readable recording medium recording a program for changing a relevancy rating assigned to content retrieved in a content database search process, the program controlling a computer and comprising a process of:

acquiring information on software which is active on the computer during the content database search process and storing the information on the software in a currently active software management table;

calculating a relevancy rating of retrieved content by adding a prescribed value to the relevancy rating of the retrieved content when the retrieved content includes information on the software which is active on the computer according to the currently active software management table;

storing information of the retrieved content having the relevancy rating in a search results management table; and

sorting the search results management table based on the relevancy rating and outputting a prescribed part of the retrieved content in sorted order.

2. The recording medium according to claim 1, the program further comprising a process of:

receiving operation target information for content, software, or both that a user has set as a desired target of relevancy rating changing and storing the operation target information in an operation target management table; and

calculating the relevancy rating of the retrieved content by adding a prescribed value to the relevancy rating of the retrieved content in case the retrieved content matches with the content or the software of the operation target information stored in the operation target management table.

3. A computer-readable recording medium for recording a program for changing a relevancy rating assigned to content retrieved in a content database search process, the program controlling a computer and comprising a process of:

acquiring information on software which has been active on the computer during the immediate past while the content database search process is executed and storing the information on the software in an active software history management table;

calculating a relevancy rating of retrieved content by adding a prescribed value to the relevancy rating of the retrieved content when the retrieved content includes information for the software which has been active on the computer according to the active software history management table;

storing information of the retrieved content having the relevancy rating in a search results management table; and

sorting the search results management table based on the relevancy rating and outputting a prescribed part of the retrieved content in sorted order.

4. The recording medium according to claim 3, the program further comprising the process of:

receiving operation target information for content, software, or both that a user has set as a desired target of relevancy rating changing and storing the operation target information in an operation target management table; and

calculating the relevancy rating of the retrieved content by adding a prescribed value to the relevancy rating of the retrieved content in case the retrieved content matches with the content or the software of the operation target information stored in the operation target management table.

5. A method for searching a content database stored in a computer using a keyword inputted by a user, comprising:

receiving operation target information for content, software, or both that a user has set as a desired target of relevancy rating changing, and storing the operation target information in an operation target management table;

searching a content database with the keyword and retrieving content as a search result;

changing a relevancy rating of the retrieved content when the retrieved content includes information for software which is active during the database search process and when the retrieved content matches with the content of the operation target information stored in the operation target management table; and

moving up an output rank of the retrieved content having the changed relevancy rating and outputting a prescribed part of the retrieved content.

6. A method for searching a content database stored in a computer using a keyword inputted by a user, comprising:

receiving operation target information for content, software, or both that a user has set as a desired target of relevancy rating changing, and storing the operation target information in an operation target management table;

receiving notification indicating software turned to be active and storing the notification in an active software history management table;

searching a content database with the keyword and retrieving content as a search result;

changing a relevancy rating of the retrieved content when the retrieved content matches with the content or relates to the software of the operation target information in the operation target management table, and when the retrieved content includes information for software which matches with the software indicated in the notification stored in the active software history management table; and

moving up an output rank of the retrieved content having the changed relevancy rating and outputting a prescribed part of the retrieved content.

7. An apparatus, comprising:

means for receiving operation target information for content, software, or both that a user has set as a desired target of relevancy rating and changing, and storing the operation target information in an operation target management table;

means for searching a content database with a keyword and retrieving content as a search result;

means for changing a relevancy rating of the retrieved content when the retrieved content includes information related to software which is active during the database search process or the retrieved content matches with the content of the operation target information stored in the operation target management table; and

means for moving up an output rank of the retrieved content having the changed relevancy rating and outputting a prescribed part of the retrieved content.

8. An apparatus, comprising:

means for receiving operation target information for content, software, or both that a user has set as a desired target of relevancy rating changing, and storing the operation target information in an operation target management table;

means for receiving notification indicating software turned to be active and storing the notification in an active software history management table;

means for searching a content database with a keyword and retrieving content as a search result;

means for changing a relevancy rating of the retrieved content when the retrieved content matches with the content or relates to the software of the operation target information in the operation target management table, and when the retrieved content includes information about software which matches with the software indicated in the notification stored in the active software history management table; and

means for moving up an output rank of the retrieved content having a changed relevancy rating and outputting a prescribed part of the retrieved content.