Relevant individual searching using managed property and ranking features
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1. A method of providing information to searching users of a computing environment comprising:
- parsing a query having a number of query terms;
identifying a searching user;
communicating with at least one information source having information associated with a pool of potentially relevant individuals;
identifying a number of relevant individuals from the pool of potentially relevant individuals based in part on the number of query terms and the searching user, the identifying including;
using a textual matching ranking feature and a plurality of managed properties to determine managed property parameters for the potentially relevant individuals;
using a social distance ranking feature to determine a social distance parameter for the potentially relevant individuals; and
,using a proximity ranking feature to determine a proximity parameter based in part on a subset of the plurality of managed properties and a limited number of the potentially relevant individuals including determining additional ranking weights based in part on a predefined proximity weight for each managed property of the subset using a rational transformation, wherein the proximity ranking feature is enabled for the subset using an extract occurrence feature; and
,providing the number of relevant individuals to the searching user including determining a relevancy value for each of the number of relevant individuals, each relevancy value based in part on the managed property parameters, the social distance parameter, a levels to the top (LTT) ranking feature to determine a LTT parameter used to generate a multiplier to adjust a predefined weight of the LTT ranking feature by transforming a corresponding value using an inverse rational transformation in generating the multiplier, and the proximity parameter.
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Abstract
Embodiments are configured to provide information relevant to individuals of interest to a searching user. In an embodiment, a method includes identifying relevant individuals of a network using a relevance model that includes the use of a number of managed properties and ranking features to identify relevant individuals of a defined network. The relevance model of one embodiment is defined by a schema that includes a textual matching ranking feature, social distance ranking feature, a levels to top ranking feature, and a proximity ranking feature.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of providing information to searching users of a computing environment comprising:
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parsing a query having a number of query terms; identifying a searching user; communicating with at least one information source having information associated with a pool of potentially relevant individuals; identifying a number of relevant individuals from the pool of potentially relevant individuals based in part on the number of query terms and the searching user, the identifying including; using a textual matching ranking feature and a plurality of managed properties to determine managed property parameters for the potentially relevant individuals; using a social distance ranking feature to determine a social distance parameter for the potentially relevant individuals; and
,using a proximity ranking feature to determine a proximity parameter based in part on a subset of the plurality of managed properties and a limited number of the potentially relevant individuals including determining additional ranking weights based in part on a predefined proximity weight for each managed property of the subset using a rational transformation, wherein the proximity ranking feature is enabled for the subset using an extract occurrence feature; and
,providing the number of relevant individuals to the searching user including determining a relevancy value for each of the number of relevant individuals, each relevancy value based in part on the managed property parameters, the social distance parameter, a levels to the top (LTT) ranking feature to determine a LTT parameter used to generate a multiplier to adjust a predefined weight of the LTT ranking feature by transforming a corresponding value using an inverse rational transformation in generating the multiplier, and the proximity parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system to provide relevant search results comprising:
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at least one processor and memory; a profile store to store information associated with a plurality of networked individuals, the profile store including a plurality of managed properties for each of the networked users; and
,a search engine that operates according to a defined relevance model, the search engine to return relevant search results associated with individuals of interest based in part on a query and a searcher identification, the defined relevance model comprising ranking features that include a textual matching ranking feature to determine weights for query terms based in part on a ranking equation applied to managed property hits of each query term, social distance ranking feature to boost ranking weights of relevant search results based in part on at least one colleague level, LTT ranking feature to generate a weight adjusting multiplier, and a proximity ranking feature to provide additional weighting based in part on query term hits within a defined set of the managed properties, the ranking features used by the search engine to return the relevant search results. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. Computer readable storage including executable instructions which, when executed in a processing system, provide information by:
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defining a first relevancy determination stage of a relevance model according to a schema that defines a number of managed properties and transformation features, the first relevancy determination stage including a textual matching ranking feature, social distance ranking feature, and a LTT ranking feature, the first relevancy determination stage to identify a preliminary number of search results; defining a second relevancy determination stage of the relevance model according to the schema, the second relevancy determination stage including a proximity ranking feature used in conjunction with the textual matching ranking feature, social distance ranking feature, and LTT ranking feature on the preliminary number of search results; and
,implementing the relevance model in a search component as part of searching functionality tailored to identify relevant individuals of a defined network including transforming a LTT value using an inverse rational transformation and transforming a proximity value using a rational transformation in part to provide the information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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