US20030101286A1 — Inferring relations between internet objects

Claim 1

Independent Claim 114 words

1 . An inferred relation weighting process for determining the strength of an inferred relation between a first and a second Internet object, which are not directly linked, comprising: a first link weighting process for determining the strength of at least a first link between said first non-directly linked Internet object and a common object; a second link weighting process for determining the strength of at least a second link between said second non-directly linked Internet object and said common object; and an inferred relation weight calculation process for calculating the strength of said inferred relation based on the strength of said at least a first link and said at least a second link.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 114 words

1 . An inferred relation weighting process for determining the strength of an inferred relation between a first and a second Internet object, which are not directly linked, comprising: a first link weighting process for determining the strength of at least a first link between said first non-directly linked Internet object and a common object; a second link weighting process for determining the strength of at least a second link between said second non-directly linked Internet object and said common object; and an inferred relation weight calculation process for calculating the strength of said inferred relation based on the strength of said at least a first link and said at least a second link.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 98 words

2 . The inferred relation weighting process of claim 1 wherein said common object comprises a plurality of discrete Internet objects, each interconnected with a discrete link, and said plurality of discrete Internet objects and links connect said first and second links, wherein said inferred relation weighting process further comprises an intermediate link weighting process for determining the strength of each said discrete link, wherein the strength of said inferred relation is based on the strength of each said discrete link and the strength of said at least a first link and said at least a second link.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 20 words

3 . The inferred relation weighting process of claim 1 wherein said common object includes at least one Internet query.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 20 words

4 . The inferred relation weighting process of claim 1 wherein said common object includes at least one Internet document.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 38 words

5 . The inferred relation weighting process of claim 2 further comprising a link limitation process for specifying a link limit concerning the maximum number of links allowed to connect said first and second non-directly linked Internet objects.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 55 words

6 . The inferred relation weighting process of claim 2 further comprising an incoming link analysis process for determining the number of objects linked to each of said plurality of Internet objects, wherein the incoming link value of each said Internet object is directly proportional to the number of objects linked to that Internet object.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 59 words

7 . The inferred relation weighting process of claim 2 further comprising an outgoing link analysis process for determining the number of objects that each of said plurality of Internet objects is linked to, wherein the outgoing link value of each said Internet object is directly proportional to the number of objects that said Internet object is linked to.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 64 words

8 . The inferred relation weighting process of claim 2 wherein said inferred relation weight calculation process includes a known relation recalculation process for redefining the values of the strength of each said discrete link and the strength of said at least a first link and said at least a second link in response to the calculation of said strength of said inferred relation.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 22 words

9 . The inferred relation weighting process of claim 1 wherein at least one of said Internet objects is a transaction record.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 22 words

10 . The inferred relation weighting process of claim 1 wherein at least one of said Internet objects is an Internet query.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 22 words

11 . The inferred relation weighting process of claim 1 wherein at least one of said Internet objects is an Internet document.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 21 words

12 . The inferred relation weighting process of claim 1 wherein said strength of said inferred relation is a relevance score.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 17 words

13 . The inferred relation weighting process of claim 9 wherein said relevance score is a percentage.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 170 words

14 . An inferred relation weighting process for determining the strength of an inferred relation between a first and a second Internet object, which are not directly linked, comprising: a first link weighting process for determining the strength of at least a first link between said first non-directly linked Internet object and a plurality of common objects; a second link weighting process for determining the strength of at least a second link between said second non-directly linked Internet object and said plurality of common objects; wherein said plurality of common objects comprises a first common object connected to said first link; a second common object connected to said second link, and an intermediate link interconnecting said first and second common objects; an intermediate link weighting process for determining the strength of said intermediate link; and an inferred relation weight calculation process for calculating the strength of said inferred relation based on the strength of said at least a first link, said at least a second link, and said intermediate link.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 170 words

14 . An inferred relation weighting process for determining the strength of an inferred relation between a first and a second Internet object, which are not directly linked, comprising: a first link weighting process for determining the strength of at least a first link between said first non-directly linked Internet object and a plurality of common objects; a second link weighting process for determining the strength of at least a second link between said second non-directly linked Internet object and said plurality of common objects; wherein said plurality of common objects comprises a first common object connected to said first link; a second common object connected to said second link, and an intermediate link interconnecting said first and second common objects; an intermediate link weighting process for determining the strength of said intermediate link; and an inferred relation weight calculation process for calculating the strength of said inferred relation based on the strength of said at least a first link, said at least a second link, and said intermediate link.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 38 words

15 . The inferred relation weighting process of claim 14 further comprising a link limitation process for specifying a link limit concerning the maximum number of links allowed to connect said first and second non-directly linked Internet objects.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 22 words

16 . The inferred relation weighting process of claim 14 wherein said plurality of common objects includes at least one Internet document.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 63 words

17 . The inferred relation weighting process of claim 14 wherein said intermediate link comprises at least one additional common object and a plurality of sub-links for connecting said at least one additional common object to said first and second common objects, wherein said intermediate link weighting process determines the strength of said intermediate link based on the individual strengths of said sub-links.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 64 words

18 . The inferred relation weighting process of claim 17 further comprising an incoming link analysis process for determining the number of objects linked to each of said plurality of Internet objects and each said common object, wherein the incoming link value of each said Internet object and each said common object is directly proportional to the number of objects linked to that object.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 68 words

19 . The inferred relation weighting process of claim 17 further comprising an outgoing link analysis process for determining the number of objects that each of said plurality of Internet objects and each said common object is linked to, wherein the outgoing link value of each said Internet object and each said common object is directly proportional to the number of objects that said object is linked to.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 63 words

20 . The inferred relation weighting process of claim 17 wherein said inferred relation weight calculation process includes a known relation recalculation process for redefining the values of the strength of each said sub-link and the strength of said at least a first link and said at least a second link in response to the calculation of said strength of said inferred relation.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 22 words

21 . The inferred relation weighting process of claim 14 wherein at least one of said Internet objects is a transaction record.

Claim 24

Dependent Claim 22 words

22 . The inferred relation weighting process of claim 14 wherein at least one of said Internet objects is an Internet query.

Claim 25

Dependent Claim 22 words

23 . The inferred relation weighting process of claim 14 wherein at least one of said Internet objects is an Internet document.

Claim 26

Dependent Claim 21 words

24 . The inferred relation weighting process of claim 14 wherein said strength of said inferred relation is a relevance score.

Claim 27

Dependent Claim 17 words

25 . The inferred relation weighting process of claim 24 wherein said relevance score is a percentage.

Claim 28

Dependent Claim 92 words

26 . A method for determining the strength of an inferred relation between a first and a second Internet object, which are not directly linked, comprising: determining the strength of at least a first link between the first non-directly linked Internet object and a common object; determining the strength of at least a second link between the second non-directly linked Internet object and the common object; and calculating the strength of the inferred relation based on the strength of the at least a first link and the at least a second link.

Claim 29

Dependent Claim 92 words

26 . A method for determining the strength of an inferred relation between a first and a second Internet object, which are not directly linked, comprising: determining the strength of at least a first link between the first non-directly linked Internet object and a common object; determining the strength of at least a second link between the second non-directly linked Internet object and the common object; and calculating the strength of the inferred relation based on the strength of the at least a first link and the at least a second link.

Claim 30

Dependent Claim 97 words

27 . The method for determining the strength of an inferred relation of claim 26 wherein the common object comprises a plurality of discrete Internet objects, each interconnected with a discrete link, and the plurality of discrete Internet objects and links connect the first and second links, wherein determining the strength of the inferred relation further comprises determining the strength of each discrete link, wherein the strength of the inferred relation is based on the strength of each discrete link and the strength of the at least a first link and the at least a second link.

Claim 31

Dependent Claim 38 words

28 . The method for determining the strength of an inferred relation of claim 27 further comprising specifying a link limit concerning the maximum number of links allowed to connect the first and second non-directly linked Internet objects.

Claim 32

Dependent Claim 95 words

29 . A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the processor, cause that processor to: determine the strength of at least a first link between the first non-directly linked Internet object and a common object; determine the strength of at least a second link between the second non-directly linked Internet object and the common object; and calculate the strength of the inferred relation based on the strength of the at least a first link and the at least a second link.

Claim 33

Dependent Claim 95 words

29 . A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the processor, cause that processor to: determine the strength of at least a first link between the first non-directly linked Internet object and a common object; determine the strength of at least a second link between the second non-directly linked Internet object and the common object; and calculate the strength of the inferred relation based on the strength of the at least a first link and the at least a second link.

Claim 34

Dependent Claim 20 words

30 . The computer program product of claim 29 wherein said computer readable medium is a random access memory (RAM).

Claim 35

Dependent Claim 20 words

31 . The computer program product of claim 29 wherein said computer readable medium is a read only memory (ROM).

Claim 36

Dependent Claim 19 words

32 . The computer program product of claim 29 wherein said computer readable medium is a hard disk drive.

Claim 37

Dependent Claim 74 words

33 . A processor and memory configured to: determine the strength of at least a first link between the first non-directly linked Internet object and a common object; determine the strength of at least a second link between the second non-directly linked Internet object and the common object; and calculate the strength of the inferred relation based on the strength of the at least a first link and the at least a second link.

Claim 38

Dependent Claim 74 words

33 . A processor and memory configured to: determine the strength of at least a first link between the first non-directly linked Internet object and a common object; determine the strength of at least a second link between the second non-directly linked Internet object and the common object; and calculate the strength of the inferred relation based on the strength of the at least a first link and the at least a second link.

Claim 39

Dependent Claim 20 words

34 . The processor and memory of claim 33 wherein said processor and memory are incorporated into a personal computer.

Claim 40

Dependent Claim 20 words

35 . The processor and memory of claim 33 wherein said processor and memory are incorporated into a network server.

Claim 41

Dependent Claim 21 words

36 . The processor and memory of claim 33 wherein said processor and memory are incorporated into a single board computer.

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