Search framework metadata
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for accumulating search framework metadata for a unit of information, comprising:
- providing a user selectable evaluation indicia associated with a displayed unit of information within an application;
responsive to a user interaction with said evaluation indicia, presenting an evaluation opportunity; and
responsive to a user participation with said evaluation opportunity, transforming at least a portion of the user'"'"'s activities comprising said user participation into search framework metadata for said unit of information.
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Abstract
A user selectable evaluation indicia associated with a displayed unit of information within an application is provided. Responsive to a user interaction with the evaluation indicia, an evaluation opportunity is presented to the user. At least a portion of a user'"'"'s activities comprising the user participation is transformed, responsive to the user'"'"'s participation with the evaluation opportunity, into search framework metadata for the unit of information. The search framework metadata may facilitate ranking search results comprising the unit of information.
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72 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for accumulating search framework metadata for a unit of information, comprising:
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providing a user selectable evaluation indicia associated with a displayed unit of information within an application;
responsive to a user interaction with said evaluation indicia, presenting an evaluation opportunity; and
responsive to a user participation with said evaluation opportunity, transforming at least a portion of the user'"'"'s activities comprising said user participation into search framework metadata for said unit of information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer implemented method for heuristic derivation of search framework metadata for a unit of information, comprising:
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detecting a user'"'"'s use of a unit of information, wherein said unit of information is selected for usage by said user from a final result set;
monitoring said user'"'"'s use of said unit of information;
determining if said user'"'"'s use achieves at least one predetermined threshold; and
responsive to said predetermined threshold being achieved, deriving search framework metadata for said unit of information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer implemented method for accumulating explicitly specified search framework metadata for a unit of information, comprising:
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crawling a network;
selecting a unit of information during said crawling of said network;
scanning said selected unit of information for search framework metadata tags; and
responsive to locating a search framework metadata tag, capturing search framework metadata associated with said search framework metadata tag. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer implemented method for calculating composite relative strength values for search framework metadata associated with a unit of information, comprising:
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accumulating search framework metadata for a search framework profile characteristic associated with a unit of information, wherein said search framework metadata comprises two or more metadata types; and
calculating a composite relative strength value for said search framework metadata wherein said calculation comprises associating a predetermined weighting to each of said metadata types, and averaging a relative strength value for each of said metadata types in accordance with said predetermined weightings. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A system for accumulating search framework metadata for a unit of information, comprising:
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a processor; and
a memory storing instructions that;
provide a user selectable evaluation indicia associated with a displayed unit of information within an application;
responsive to a user interaction with said evaluation indicia, present an evaluation opportunity; and
responsive to a user participation with said evaluation opportunity, transform at least a portion of the user'"'"'s activities comprising said user participation into search framework metadata for said unit of information. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system for heuristic derivation of search framework metadata for a unit of information, comprising:
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a processor; and
a memory storing instructions that;
detect a user'"'"'s use of a unit of information, wherein said unit of information is selected for usage by said user from a final result set;
monitor said user'"'"'s use of said unit of information;
determine if said user'"'"'s use achieves at least one predetermined threshold; and
responsive to said predetermined threshold being achieved, derive search framework metadata for said unit of information. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. An system for accumulating explicitly specified search framework metadata for a unit of information, comprising:
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a processor; and
a memory storing instructions that;
crawl a network;
select a unit of information during said crawling of said network;
scan said selected unit of information for search framework metadata tags; and
responsive to locating a search framework metadata tag, capture search framework metadata associated with said search framework metadata tag. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A system for calculating composite relative strength values for search framework metadata associated with a unit of information, comprising:
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a processor; and
a memory storing instructions that;
accumulate search framework metadata for a search framework profile characteristic associated with a unit of information, wherein said search framework metadata comprises two or more metadata types; and
calculate a composite relative strength value for said search framework metadata wherein said calculation comprises associating a predetermined weighting to each of said metadata types, and averaging a relative strength value for each of said metadata types in accordance with said predetermined weightings. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48)
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49. An article of manufacture for use in a computer system tangibly embodying computer instructions executable by said computer system to perform process steps for accumulating search framework metadata for a unit of information, said process steps comprising:
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providing a user selectable evaluation indicia associated with a displayed unit of information within an application;
responsive to a user interaction with said evaluation indicia, presenting an evaluation opportunity; and
responsive to a user participation with said evaluation opportunity, transforming at least a portion of the user'"'"'s activities comprising said user participation into search framework metadata for said unit of information. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. An article of manufacture for use in a computer system tangibly embodying computer instructions executable by said computer system to perform process steps for heuristic derivation of search framework metadata for a unit of information, said process steps comprising:
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detecting a user'"'"'s use of a unit of information, wherein said unit of information is selected for usage by said user from a final result set;
monitoring said user'"'"'s use of said unit of information;
determining if said user'"'"'s use achieves at least one predetermined threshold; and
responsive to said predetermined threshold being achieved, deriving search framework metadata for said unit of information. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. An article of manufacture for use in a computer system tangibly embodying computer instructions executable by said computer system to perform process steps for accumulating explicitly specified search framework metadata for a unit of information, said process steps comprising:
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crawling a network;
selecting a unit of information during said crawling of said network;
scanning said selected unit of information for search framework metadata tags; and
responsive to locating a search framework metadata tag, capturing search framework metadata associated with said search framework metadata tag. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69)
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70. An article of manufacture for use in a computer system tangibly embodying computer instructions executable by said computer system to perform process steps for calculating composite relative strength values for search framework metadata associated with a unit of information, said process steps comprising:
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accumulating search framework metadata for a search framework profile characteristic associated with a unit of information, wherein said search framework metadata comprises two or more metadata types; and
calculating a composite relative strength value for said search framework metadata wherein said calculation comprises associating a predetermined weighting to each of said metadata types, and averaging a relative strength value for each of said metadata types in accordance with said predetermined weightings. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72)
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