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1. A method for identifying a set of relevant documents, the method comprising:
- a. receiving a plurality of reference documents;
b. analyzing the plurality of reference documents; and
c. identifying a set of potentially relevant documents based on the analyzed plurality of reference documents
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Abstract
Some embodiments of the invention provide a method for identifying relevant documents. The method receives a set of reference documents. The method analyzes the received set of reference documents. Based on this analysis, the method then identifies one or more documents that are potentially relevant to the discussion in one or more reference documents. In some embodiments, the method identifies the relevant documents by examining candidate documents that are on a computer or are accessible by a computer through a computer network (e.g., a local area network, a wide area network, or a network of networks, such as the Internet). In these embodiments, the method uses its analysis of the reference document set to determine whether the discussion (i.e., content) of the candidate document is relevant to the topics discussed in one or more of the reference documents. If so, the method of some embodiments identifies the candidate document as a potentially relevant document (i.e., as a document that is potentially relevant or related to the reference document set).
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1. A method for identifying a set of relevant documents, the method comprising:
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a. receiving a plurality of reference documents;
b. analyzing the plurality of reference documents; and
c. identifying a set of potentially relevant documents based on the analyzed plurality of reference documents - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for determining the relevance of a set of candidate documents relative to a plurality of reference documents, wherein the method comprises:
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a. computing a first metric value set for the plurality of reference documents, wherein the first metric value set quantifies a first knowledge level provided by the plurality of reference documents;
b. computing a second metric value set for a candidate document from the set of candidate documents, wherein the second metric value set quantifies a second knowledge level for the candidate document; and
c. computing a difference between the first and second metric value sets, wherein the difference quantifies a knowledge acquisition level between the plurality of reference documents and the candidate document. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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