Systems and methods for a rating system

• US 7,966,319 B2
• Filed: 06/07/2007
• Issued: 06/21/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Inventors: Mattox, John R., Guiditta, Jason, Hibbets, Jason S., Faus, Norman Lee, Pierce, Darryl L., Wierzbicki, Frank
• Primary Examiner(s): Robinson; Greta L
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wilcox; James J
• Application Number:
  US11/759,785
• Publication Number:
  US 20080306932A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,475 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 707/723
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24573 using data annotations, e.g. user-defined metadata
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24578 using ranking

Abstract

An embodiment relates generally to a method of searching. The method includes providing for a knowledgebase item and associating a review for the knowledgebase item. The method also includes associating a rating for the knowledgebase item and developing a ranking associated with the knowledgebase item based on at least one the review and the rating. The method further includes displaying the knowledgebase item based on the ranking in subsequent searches that include the knowledgebase item.

Claims

1. A method of ranking, comprising:

receiving an initial user'"'"'s rating and commentary for a knowledgebase item;

determining, by a processor, a ranking of the knowledgebase item based on at least one of the initial user'"'"'s commentary for the knowledgebase item or the initial user'"'"'s rating for the knowledgebase item;

providing the knowledgebase item in a set of search results, wherein an order of the set of search results is based on the ranking of the knowledgebase item;

receiving at least one of a second user'"'"'s commentary or rating for the initial user'"'"'s rating; and

determining a new ranking of the knowledgebase item based on the at least one of the second user'"'"'s commentary for the initial user'"'"'s rating or the second user'"'"'s rating for the initial user'"'"'s rating.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving at least one of the second user'"'"'s commentary for the knowledgebase item or the second user'"'"'s rating for the knowledgebase item; and

re-determining the ranking for the knowledgebase item based on the at least one of the second user'"'"'s commentary for the knowledgebase item or the second user'"'"'s rating for the knowledgebase item.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second user'"'"'s rating for the initial user'"'"'s rating indicates a usefulness of at least one of the initial user'"'"'s commentary or the initial user'"'"'s rating.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising storing the second user'"'"'s rating for the initial user'"'"'s rating.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising separately storing the initial user'"'"'s commentary for the knowledgebase item and the initial user'"'"'s rating for the knowledgebase item.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the knowledgebase item includes at least one of an article, a software release, or a chat session.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing links to the initial user'"'"'s rating for the knowledgebase item with metadata of the knowledgebase item.

8. A system for searching, the system comprising:

a knowledgebase database configured to store knowledgebase items by a processor;

a search module configured to interface with the knowledgebase database and configured to search and retrieve knowledgebase items based on search terms; and

a rating module configured to

receive a first user'"'"'s commentary and rating for a selected knowledgebase item,

determine a ranking of the selected knowledgebase item based on at least one of the first user'"'"'s commentary for the selected knowledgebase item or the first user'"'"'s rating for the selected knowledgebase item,

receive at least one of a subsequent user'"'"'s commentary or rating for the first user'"'"'s rating, and

determine a new ranking of the selected knowledgebase item based on the at least one of the subsequent user'"'"'s commentary for the first user'"'"'s rating or the subsequent user'"'"'s rating for the first user'"'"'s rating.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the rating module is further configured to receive at least one of the subsequent user'"'"'s commentary for the selected knowledgebase item or the subsequent user'"'"'s rating for the selected knowledgebase item.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the rating module is further configured to determine the new ranking for the selected knowledgebase item based on at least one of the subsequent user'"'"'s commentary for the selected knowledgebase item or the subsequent user'"'"'s rating for the selected knowledgebase item.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the subsequent user'"'"'s rating for the first user'"'"'s rating indicates a usefulness of at least one of the first user'"'"'s commentary or the first user'"'"'s rating.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the rating module is further configured to store the subsequent user'"'"'s rating for the initial uer'"'"'s rating.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the rating module is further configured to store the first user'"'"'s commentary and the first user'"'"'s rating for the selected knowledgebase item.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the selected knowledgebase item includes at least one of an article, a software release, or a chat session.

15. The system of claim 8, wherein the rating module is configured to store a link to the first user'"'"'s rating for the selected knowledgebase item with metadata of the selected knowledgebase item.

16. An apparatus for assisting a search, the apparatus comprising:

a database configured to store knowledgebase items by a processor;

a manager module configured to receive a first user'"'"'s commentary and rating for a selected knowledgebase item, to determine a ranking of the selected knowledgebase item based on at least one of the first user'"'"'s rating or the first user'"'"'s commentary for the selected knowledgebase item, and to determine a new ranking of the selected knowledgebase item based on at least one of a subsequent user'"'"'s commentary for the initial user'"'"'s rating or the subsequent user'"'"'s rating for the first user'"'"'s rating; and

a database interface coupled with the manager module and the database configured to translate queries from the manager module to search the database and retrieve knowledgebase items from the database.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the manager module is further configured to receive at least one of the subsequent user'"'"'s commentary for the selected knowledgebase item or the subsequent user'"'"'s rating for the selected knowledgebase item.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the manager module is further configured to determine the new ranking for the selected knowledgebase item based on the at least one of the subsequent user'"'"'s commentary or the subsequent user'"'"'s rating for the selected knowledgebase item.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the subsequent user'"'"'s rating for the first user'"'"'s rating indicates a usefulness of at least one of the first user'"'"'s commentary or the first user'"'"'s rating.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the manager module is further configured to store the subsequent user'"'"'s rating for the first user'"'"'s rating.

21. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the manager module is further configured to store the first user'"'"'s commentary and rating for the selected knowledgebase item.

22. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the selected knowledgebase item includes at least one of an article, a software release, or a chat session.

23. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the manager module is configured to store a link to the first user'"'"'s rating for the selected knowledgebase item with metadata of the selected knowledgebase item.