Searching documentation across interconnected nodes in a distributed network
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsLucas Y. Chi, Bryan Parker, Xi S. Xu
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Abstract
Documentation from a network including a plurality of computing nodes is achieved by processing a query for documentation at one or more of the computing nodes within the network in accordance with a priority of each of the computing nodes to obtain search results pertaining to the documentation, where the priority for each computing node is based on a quantity of incoming connections for each computing node. The search results are prioritized in accordance with the priority of the corresponding one or more computing nodes providing the search results.
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A computer-implemented method of retrieving documentation from a network including a plurality of computing nodes, the method comprising:
- processing a query by a querying node so as to obtain search results comprising documentation provided from one or more of the computing nodes within the network in accordance with a priority of each of the computing nodes, wherein the priority for each computing node is based on a trust level comprising a quantity of connections between each computing node and other computing nodes within the network such that a first computing node having more connections than a second computing node also has a higher trust level in relation to the second computing node;
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- arranging the search results in accordance with the priority of the corresponding one or more computing nodes providing the search results.
A system for retrieving documentation from a distributed network, the system comprising:
- a plurality of computing nodes, wherein each computing node is configured with logic to process a query by a querying node so as to obtain search results pertaining to the documentation;
- wherein the system is configured with logic to:
- prioritize each of the computing nodes that has obtained search results pertaining to the documentation, wherein the priority for each computing node is based on a trust level comprising a quantity of connections between each computing node and other computing nodes within the network such that a first computing node having more connections than a second computing node also has a higher trust level in relation to the second computing node;
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- arrange the search results in accordance with the priority of the corresponding one or more computing nodes providing the search results.
The system of 9, further comprising a discovery server that includes the discovery register is provided and further communicates with each computing node within the network.
A computer program product for retrieving documentation from a network including a plurality of computing nodes, the computer program product comprising:
- a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code configured to:
- process a query by a querying node so as to obtain search results comprising documentation provided from one or more of the computing nodes within the network in accordance with a priority of each of the computing nodes, wherein the priority for each computing node is based on a trust level comprising a quantity of connections between each computing node and other computing nodes within the network such that a first computing node having more connections than a second computing node also has a higher trust level in relation to the second computing node;
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- arrange the search results in accordance with the priority of the corresponding one or more computing nodes providing the search results.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.