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Facility for the intelligent selection of information objects
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1997-02-14
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Granted: 2001-03-27
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Expires: 2017-02-14
Abstract
Abstract A system to intelligently link a computer user to enormous databases of multi-media information. The system provides an automated facility to determine the value of information based on each user's subjective preferences. An execution is created by comparing these preferences with prior characterizations of information objects. Once the comparisons are made, an ordered list is compiled. The list provides a set of data sources starting with the most relevant and ending with the least relevant. By selecting and reviewing only the most significant references, the probability of locating a pertinent reference is increased dramatically while increasing the effectiveness of time spent reviewing results.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael J. Dockter
- 👤 Joel F. Farber
- 👤 Kevin D. Seppi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 00:40
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/02; G06Q30/0201; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/90; G06F16/907; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99933; Y10S707/99935
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 31
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
A method for recognizing and retrieving a subset of objects related to a selected object based on stored evaluations of relationships between connected objects comprising the steps of: a. Creating a profile or selecting a prestored profile, said profile comprising user preferences; b. Setting parameters defining connections between objects to be evaluated; c. Recognizing a connection of one or more objects connected to said selected object based on said parameters; d. Retrieving domain attributes of said recognized connection from said stored evaluations; e. Selecting specific values of one or more of said retrieved domain attributes; f. Setting default values for a connection not containing a selected specific value; g. Creating a resultant value based on the relationship of said stored evaluations to said profile; h. Scaling said resulting value; i. Repeating steps c-h for a plurality of connections, and j. Returning to said user an ordered list of said objects having the highest resultant value.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
155 words
A method for recognizing and retrieving a subset of objects related to a selected object based on stored evaluations of relationships between connected objects comprising the steps of: a. Creating a profile or selecting a prestored profile, said profile comprising user preferences; b. Setting parameters defining connections between objects to be evaluated; c. Recognizing a connection of one or more objects connected to said selected object based on said parameters; d. Retrieving domain attributes of said recognized connection from said stored evaluations; e. Selecting specific values of one or more of said retrieved domain attributes; f. Setting default values for a connection not containing a selected specific value; g. Creating a resultant value based on the relationship of said stored evaluations to said profile; h. Scaling said resulting value; i. Repeating steps c-h for a plurality of connections, and j. Returning to said user an ordered list of said objects having the highest resultant value.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method for recognizing and retrieving a subset of objects as per claim 1 , wherein said creating profile step includes querying a user's preference of one or more displayed objects.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method for recognizing and retrieving a subset of objects as per claim 1 , wherein said creating profile step includes deriving a user's preferences based on a historical analysis of prior selections.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method for recognizing and retrieving a subset of objects as per claim 1 , wherein said prestored profile comprises a combination of two or more prestored profiles.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method for recognizing and retrieving a subset of objects as per claim 1 wherein said creating profile step further includes combining a prestored profile with said created profile.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method for recognizing and retrieving a subset of objects as per claim 1 , wherein said setting of parameters comprises selecting the type of connection to be evaluated.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method for recognizing and retrieving a subset of objects as per claim 6 , wherein said type of connection to be evaluated comprises directly emanating connections.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method for recognizing and retrieving a subset of objects as per claim 1 , wherein said objects of said ordered list may be selected for viewing by said user by selection from said ordered list.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method for recognizing and retrieving a subset of objects as per claim 1 , wherein said repeating of steps c-h may be performed sequentially or in parallel.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method for recognizing and retrieving a subset of objects as per claim 1 , wherein said step of creating a resultant value comprises an arbitrary mapping of connection domain attribute values in combination with a linear function.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method for recognizing and retrieving a subset of objects as per claim 1 , wherein said step of creating a resultant value is based on priority matching of a user preference profile of specific areas of interest.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method for recognizing and retrieving a subset of objects as per claim 1 , wherein said step of creating a resultant value is based on priority matching of one or more user selected topics.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method for recognizing and retrieving a subset of objects as per claim 1 , wherein said step of creating a resultant value is based on priority matching of a normalized date of creation.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method for recognizing and retrieving a subset of objects as per claim 1 , wherein said step of creating a resultant value is based on a multiplication of a normalized age and a user preference coefficient.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method for recognizing and retrieving a subset of objects as per claim 1 , wherein said objects are located across networks.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
159 words
A method for recognizing and retrieving a subset of objects, located across networks, related to a selected object based on stored evaluations of relationships between connected objects comprising the steps of: a. Creating a profile or selecting a prestored profile, said profile comprising user preferences; b. Setting parameters defining connections between objects to be evaluated; c. Recognizing a connection of one or more objects remotely connected to said selected object based on said parameters; d. Retrieving domain attributes of said recognized connection from said stored evaluations; e. Selecting specific values of one or more of said retrieved domain attributes; f. Setting default values for a connection not containing a selected specific value; g. Creating a resultant value based on the relationship of said stored evaluations to said profile; h. Scaling said resulting value; i. Repeating steps c-h for a plurality of connections, and j. Returning to said user an ordered list of said objects having the highest resultant value.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
159 words
A method for recognizing and retrieving a subset of objects, located across networks, related to a selected object based on stored evaluations of relationships between connected objects comprising the steps of: a. Creating a profile or selecting a prestored profile, said profile comprising user preferences; b. Setting parameters defining connections between objects to be evaluated; c. Recognizing a connection of one or more objects remotely connected to said selected object based on said parameters; d. Retrieving domain attributes of said recognized connection from said stored evaluations; e. Selecting specific values of one or more of said retrieved domain attributes; f. Setting default values for a connection not containing a selected specific value; g. Creating a resultant value based on the relationship of said stored evaluations to said profile; h. Scaling said resulting value; i. Repeating steps c-h for a plurality of connections, and j. Returning to said user an ordered list of said objects having the highest resultant value.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method for recognizing and retrieving a subset of objects as per claim 16 , wherein said creating profile step includes querying a user's preference of one or more displayed objects.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method for recognizing and retrieving a subset of objects as per claim 16 , wherein said creating profile step includes deriving a user's preferences based on a historical analysis of prior selections.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method for recognizing and retrieving a subset of objects as per claim 16 , wherein said prestored profile comprises a combination of two or more prestored profiles.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method for recognizing and retrieving a subset of objects as per claim 16 , wherein said creating profile step further includes combining a prestored profile with said created profile.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method for recognizing and retrieving a subset of objects as per claim 16 , wherein said setting of parameters comprises selecting the type of connections to be evaluated.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method for recognizing and retrieving a subset of objects as per claim 21 , wherein said type of connections to be evaluated comprises directly emanating connections.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method for recognizing and retrieving a subset of objects as per claim 16 , wherein said objects of said ordered list may be selected for viewing by said user by selection from said ordered list.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method for recognizing and retrieving a subset of objects as per claim 16 , wherein said repeating of steps c-h may be performed sequentially or in parallel.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method for recognizing and retrieving a subset of objects as per claim 16 , wherein said step of creating a resultant value comprises an arbitrary mapping of connection domain attribute values in combination with a linear function.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method for recognizing and retrieving a subset of objects as per claim 16 , wherein said step of creating a resultant value is based on priority matching of a user preference profile of specific areas of interest.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method for recognizing and retrieving a subset of objects as per claim 16 , wherein said step of creating a resultant value is based on priority matching of one or more user selected topics.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method for recognizing and retrieving a subset of objects as per claim 16 , wherein said step of creating a resultant value is based on priority matching of a normalized date of creation.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method for recognizing and retrieving a subset of objects as per claim 16 , wherein said step of creating a resultant value is based on a multiplication of a normalized age and a user preference coefficient.
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