Method and system for storing and retrieving tags

• US 9,424,369 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2012
• Issued: 08/23/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Haddorp, Hendrik, Kussmaul, Timo, Laertz, Stephan, Nauerz, Andreas
• Primary Examiner(s): Ly, Cheyne D
• Application Number:
  US13/617,822
• Publication Number:
  US 20130014060A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,439 Days
• Field of Search: 707/732, 707/478, 709/246, 709/229, 709/217
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24573 using data annotations, e.g. user-defined metadata
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24575 using context
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24578 using ranking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3334 Selection or weighting of terms from queries, including natural language queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/907 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results

Abstract

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 the tag cloud based on the overall weighting factor.

Claims

1. A system for storing and retrieving tags, comprising:

a server configured to perform operations comprising;

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;

determining an overall weighting factor for each tag by calculating an average of the weighting factors; and

visually reflecting the relevance of each tag in the tag cloud based on the overall weighting factor, wherein the server is further configured to perform operations 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.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the server is further configured to perform operations comprising:

receiving a portal page including a tag widget;

providing user-based tag weighting adaptation options by means of icons;

triggering user-based tag weighting adaptation options by letting the user select the displayed icons; and

increasing the tag count depending on the users interaction.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the server is further configured to perform operations comprising:

receiving a portal page including a tag cloud and a GUI;

providing user-based tag weighting adaptation options by means of icons;

triggering user-based tag weighting adaptation options by letting the user select the displayed icons; and

increasing the tag count depending on the users interaction.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the server is further configured to perform operations comprising:

receiving a portal page including a tag widget or the tag cloud and a GUI;

providing user-based tag weighting adaptation options by means of icons;

triggering user-based tag weighting adaptation options by letting the user select the displayed icons; and

decreasing the tag count depending on the users interaction.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the server is further configured to perform operations 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;

allowing the user to specify validate dates for the tag describing in which time frames it should live; and

storing the tag together with a validity range for the tag defined by the validate dates.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the server is further configured to perform operations 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;

allowing the user to specify a context in which this tag should be valid; and

storing the tag together with its context profile.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the server is further configured to perform operations 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;

automatically detecting a context in which it is applied; and

storing the tag together with its context profile.

8. A computer program product for of storing and retrieving tags, the computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon program code, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory, propagating signal per se, when executed the program code configures a server to perform executable operations comprising;

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;

determining an overall weighting factor for each tag by calculating an average of the weighting factors; and

visually reflecting the relevance of each tag in the tag cloud based on the overall weighting factor, wherein the server is further configured to perform operations 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.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the computer readable storage medium stores program code that, when executed, further configures a server to perform executable operations comprising:

receiving a portal page including a tag widget;

providing user-based tag weighting adaptation options by means of icons;

triggering user-based tag weighting adaptation options by letting the user select the displayed icons; and

increasing the tag count depending on the users interaction.

10. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the computer readable storage medium stores program code that, when executed, further configures a server to perform executable operations comprising:

receiving a portal page including a tag cloud and a GUI;

providing user-based tag weighting adaptation options by means of icons;

triggering user-based tag weighting adaptation options by letting the user select the displayed icons; and

increasing the tag count depending on the users interaction.

11. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the computer readable storage medium stores program code that, when executed, further configures a server to perform executable operations comprising:

receiving a portal page including a tag widget or the tag cloud and a GUI;

providing user-based tag weighting adaptation options by means of icons;

triggering user-based tag weighting adaptation options by letting the user select the displayed icons; and

decreasing the tag count depending on the users interaction.

12. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the computer readable storage medium stores program code that, when executed, further configures a server to perform executable operations 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;

allowing the user to specify validate dates for the tag describing in which time frames it should live; and

storing the tag together with a validity range for the tag defined by the validate dates.

13. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the computer readable storage medium stores program code that, when executed, further configures a server to perform executable operations 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;

allowing the user to specify a context in which the tag should be valid or automatically detecting a context in which the tag is applied; and

storing the tag together with its context profile.