GENERATION OF CONCEPT RELATIONS
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of determining interest in a first object of interest in a given situation of a plurality of situations, wherein interest in said first object of interest is unknown in said given situation and wherein interest in a second object of interest is known in said given situation, said computer-implemented method comprising:
- obtaining data that includes a plurality of joint occurrences of said first object of interest and said second object of interest;
(a) determining a first number of joint occurrences of said first object of interest and said second object of interest in said data;
(b) determining, based on said first number of joint occurrences, at least one correlation value indicative of a first correlation between said first object of interest and said second object of interest; and
(c) determining an interest value indicative of said interest in said first object of interest based on said at least one correlation value.
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Abstract
Given a situation, an interest in a first object of interest can be determined. In the given situation, interest in a first object of interest is initially unknown and interest in a second object of interest is known. Data is obtained. The obtained data can, for example, include documents from the Internet or other forms of information from a network and/or database. The number of joint occurrences of the first object of interest and the second object of interest in the data is determined. Based on this number, at least one correlation value is determined. Based on the at least one correlation value, an interest value is determined. The interest value indicates the interest in the first object of interest in the given situation.
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1. A computer-implemented method of determining interest in a first object of interest in a given situation of a plurality of situations, wherein interest in said first object of interest is unknown in said given situation and wherein interest in a second object of interest is known in said given situation, said computer-implemented method comprising:
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obtaining data that includes a plurality of joint occurrences of said first object of interest and said second object of interest; (a) determining a first number of joint occurrences of said first object of interest and said second object of interest in said data; (b) determining, based on said first number of joint occurrences, at least one correlation value indicative of a first correlation between said first object of interest and said second object of interest; and (c) determining an interest value indicative of said interest in said first object of interest based on said at least one correlation value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 21, 22)
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8. A computer-implemented method of determining interest in a keyword in a given situation of a plurality of situations, comprising:
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(a) obtaining a plurality of situation-based interest rating components for said plurality of situations, wherein each one of said plurality of situation-based interest rating components includes a first interest value, a second interest value, a third interest value and one of said plurality of situations, said first, second and third interest values indicative of interests in first, second and third keywords respectively in said one of said plurality of situations, wherein said first interest values are unknown for said plurality of situations and wherein said second and third interest values are known at least for said given situation; (b) obtaining a first plurality of text-based data items and a second plurality of text-based data items from a multiplicity of text-based data items, said first and second pluralities of text-based data items selected from said multiplicity of text-based data items based on said second and third keywords respectively, each one of said first plurality of text-based data items including at least one occurrence of said second keyword, each one of said second plurality of text-based data items including at least one occurrence of said third keyword, said first and second pluralities of text-based data items including at least one occurrence of said first keyword; (a) determining a first correlation value based on comparing the number of occurrences of said first keyword in said first plurality of text-based data items and the number of occurrences of said second keyword in said first plurality of text-based data items; (b) determining a second correlation value based on comparing the number of occurrences of said first keyword in said second plurality of text-based data items and the number of occurrences of said second keyword in said second plurality of text-based data items; predicting, based on said first correlation value, said second correlation value, and said known second and third interest values, an estimated interest value indicative of interest in said first keyword in said given situation. - View Dependent Claims (10, 12)
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13. A computing system for determining an interest in a first object of interest in a given situation of a plurality of situations, wherein interest in said first object of interest is unknown in said given situation and wherein interest in a second object of interest is known in said given situation and wherein said computing system is operable to:
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obtain data that includes a plurality of joint occurrences of said first object of interest and said second object of interest; (a) determine a first number of joint occurrences of said first object of interest and said second object of interest in said data; (b) determine, based on said first number of joint occurrences, at least one correlation value indicative of a first correlation between said first object of interest and said second object of interest; and (c) determine an interest value indicative of said interest in said first object of interest based on said at least one correlation value. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer readable storage medium that includes executable computer code embodied in a tangible form operable to determine an interest in a first object of interest in a given situation of a plurality of situations, wherein interest in said first object of interest is unknown in said given situation and wherein interest in a second object of interest is known in said given situation and wherein said computer readable medium comprises:
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executable computer code operable to obtain data that includes a plurality of joint occurrences of said first object of interest and said second object of interest; executable computer code operable to (a) determine a first number of joint occurrences of said first object of interest and said second object of interest in said data; executable computer code operable to (b) determine, based on said first number of joint occurrences, at least one correlation value indicative of a first correlation between said first object of interest and said second object of interest; and executable computer code operable to (c) determine an interest value indicative of said interest in said first object of interest based on said at least one correlation value.
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23. A computer-implemented method of determining interest in a first object of interest, wherein a first interest value indicative of an interest in said first object of interest is unknown and wherein a second interest value indicative of an interest in a second object of interest is known, said computer-implemented method comprising:
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obtaining a first search term representing said first object of interest and a second search term representing said second object of interest; transmitting the first and second search terms to a search engine configured to search a multiplicity of text-based data items stored on a network; receiving data from said search engine indicating a plurality of joint occurrences of said first search term and said second search term in each of a plurality of said text-based data items; determining at least one correlation value based on the received data, the correlation value indicative of a frequency that said first search term appears together with said second search term in one of the multiplicity of text-based data items; and computing said first interest value indicative of said interest in said first object of interest based on said at least one correlation value and said second interest value. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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