Criteria-specific authority ranking
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1. A method of ranking a plurality of interlinked nodes, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) analyzing each node, with respect to one or more user-specified criteria, so as to measure one or more properties of the node, each of which is independent of the relation of the node to other nodes;
(b) assigning an intrinsic score to each node based on the analysis;
(c) using a processor, generating a ranking score for each node based at least in part on the intrinsic scores of nodes linked therewith and iteratively updating the ranking score of each node based on the product of one or more numbers representing previous ranking scores and one or more numbers representing the intrinsic scores of documents linked therewith.
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Abstract
A plurality of linkable nodes may be ranked based on their intrinsic scores. The intrinsic scores may be assigned to each node based on an analysis of the respective node with respect to one or more criteria. Links may be identified between the nodes, and a ranking score for each node may be generated based on the intrinsic scores of nodes linked therewith.
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1. A method of ranking a plurality of interlinked nodes, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) analyzing each node, with respect to one or more user-specified criteria, so as to measure one or more properties of the node, each of which is independent of the relation of the node to other nodes; (b) assigning an intrinsic score to each node based on the analysis; (c) using a processor, generating a ranking score for each node based at least in part on the intrinsic scores of nodes linked therewith and iteratively updating the ranking score of each node based on the product of one or more numbers representing previous ranking scores and one or more numbers representing the intrinsic scores of documents linked therewith. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of ranking a plurality of interlinked nodes that form a network, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) analyzing each node, with respect to one or more user-specified criteria, so as to measure one or more properties of the node, each of which is independent of its relation to other nodes, and assigning an intrinsic score to the node based on the analysis; and (b) using a processor, iteratively computing ranking scores for the nodes by generating a ranking score for the each node based at least in part on the intrinsic scores of nodes linked therewith and iteratively updating the ranking score of each node based on the product of one or more numbers representing previous ranking scores and one or more numbers representing the intrinsic scores of a list of nodes that includes one or more documents linked therewith. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A system for ranking a plurality of interlinked nodes, comprising:
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a processor; and in communication with the processor, computer memory storing instructions, executable by the processor, for (i) analyzing each node, with respect to one or more user-specified criteria, so as to measure one or more properties of the node, each of which is independent of its relation to other nodes; (ii) assigning an intrinsic score to each node based on the analysis; (iii) generating a ranking score for each node based at least in part on the intrinsic scores of nodes linked therewith and iteratively updating the ranking score of each node based on the product of one or more numbers representing previous ranking scores and one or more numbers representing the intrinsic scores of documents linked therewith.
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