Storing and retrieving tags

• US 9,424,368 B2
• Filed: 07/09/2010
• 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:
  US13/496,644
• Publication Number:
  US 20120173551A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,237 Days
• Field of Search: 707/722, 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 a tag cloud based on the overall weighting factor.

Claims

1. A method of storing and retrieving tags, comprising:

determining a quantitative weighting factor for each tag;

determining a reputation weighting factor for each tag;

determining a context weighting factor for each tag;

determining an expiry weighting factor for each tag;

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

visually reflecting the relevance of each tag in a tag cloud based on the overall weighting factor, wherein the method further 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 method of claim 1, wherein determining a quantitative weighting factor comprises:

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 method of claim 1, wherein determining a quantitative weighting factor comprises:

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 method of claim 1, further 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 method of claim 1, further 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 method of claim 1, further 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 method of claim 1, further 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 method of storing and retrieving tags, the method comprising:

determining a reputation weighting factor for each tag using a server; and

visually reflecting the relevance of each tag in the tag cloud based, at least in part, upon the reputation weighting factor.