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US 7,480,648 B2Granted
Research rapidity and efficiency improvement by analysis of research artifact similarity
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsJames C. Adams, Richard D. Dettinger, Daniel P. Kolz, Shannon E. Wenzel
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Abstract
A method for comparing query-related objects is provided. In one embodiment, a first plurality of query-related objects for a first user is compared to a second plurality of query-related objects for a second user to determine a degree of similarity between the first and second plurality of query-related objects. A notification of the degree of similarity is issued.
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A computer-implemented method for comparing query-related objects, comprising:
- receiving a plurality of query-related objects of two or more object types, each query-related object having a different owner;
- sorting the plurality of query-related objects according to the two or more object types;
- calculating a degree of similarity of the sorted query-related objects of each of the two or more object types;
- determining the calculated degrees of similarity of the sorted query-related objects above a threshold for similarity;
- for those sorted query-related objects having the calculated degree of similarity above the threshold for similarity, selecting pairs of query-related objects with different owners having a predetermined degree of association;
- grouping the selected pairs of query-related objects by the owners of the query-related objects;
- ranking the grouped pairs of query-related objects based upon the number of selected pairs of query-related objects within the group;
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- outputting the ranked grouped pairs according to the ranking.
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