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Techniques for facilitating information acquisition and storage

  • US 7,650,339 B2
  • Filed: 06/08/2004
  • Issued: 01/19/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer-implemented method of storing information in an information store, the computer-implemented method comprising:

  • identifying a plurality of articles from which information is to be extracted;

    assigning each article a priority score and ranking the articles from highest to lowest priority, thereby generating a queue, wherein the priority score for each article is calculated using a user-configurable priority calculation algorithm;

    identifying a plurality of information extractors for extracting information from the plurality of articles;

    providing a database for storing information related to the plurality of articles and the plurality of information extractors;

    assigning the plurality of articles to the plurality of information extractors for information extraction, wherein the articles are assigned based on order in the queue, wherein an article with a higher rank is presented for information extraction before an article with a lower rank;

    receiving information extracted by a first information extractor from a first article; and

    storing the information extracted by the first information extractor from the first article in the information store.

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