Storing and retrieving tags
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1. A method of storing and retrieving tags, comprising:
- determining a quantitative weighting factor for each tag;
determining a reputation weighting factor for each tag;
determining a context weighting factor for each tag;
determining an expiry weighting factor for each tag;
determining, using a server, an overall weighting factor for each tag by calculating an average of the weighting factors; and
visually reflecting the relevance of each tag in a tag cloud based on the overall weighting factor, wherein the method further comprising;
receiving a portal page including a tag widget allowing to tag a certain item;
allowing the user to specify tags to be applied to the item to be tagged;
before storing the tag calculating the user'"'"'s reputation to associate a weighting to the tag being applied;
storing the tag together with the user reputation-based weighting.
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Storing and retrieving tags can include determining a quantitative weighting factor for each tag, determining a reputation weighting factor for each tag, determining a context weighing factor for each tag, determining an expiry weighting factor for each tag, and determining, using a server, an overall weighting factor for each tag by calculating an average of the weighting factors. The relevance of each tag can be visually reflected in a tag cloud based on the overall weighting factor.
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1. A method of storing and retrieving tags, comprising:
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determining a quantitative weighting factor for each tag; determining a reputation weighting factor for each tag; determining a context weighting factor for each tag; determining an expiry weighting factor for each tag; determining, using a server, an overall weighting factor for each tag by calculating an average of the weighting factors; and visually reflecting the relevance of each tag in a tag cloud based on the overall weighting factor, wherein the method further comprising;
receiving a portal page including a tag widget allowing to tag a certain item;allowing the user to specify tags to be applied to the item to be tagged; before storing the tag calculating the user'"'"'s reputation to associate a weighting to the tag being applied; storing the tag together with the user reputation-based weighting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of storing and retrieving tags, the method comprising:
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determining a reputation weighting factor for each tag using a server; and visually reflecting the relevance of each tag in the tag cloud based, at least in part, upon the reputation weighting factor.
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