US 8,712,995 B2 · Scoring records for sorting by user-specific weights based on relative importance

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a system, method, and program product for managing records in a storage device. Responsive to receiving a search query, a computer determines a result set for the search query including one or more one records from a record storage device, and determines whether the one or more records contain a link to a profile associated to an individual in a corporate directory. Responsive to determining that the one or more records contain the link to the profile associated with the individual in the corporate directory, the computer accesses the corporate directory and determines a corporate standing of the individual in the corporate directory. Responsive to determining the corporate standing of the individual in the corporate directory, the computer determines a relevancy score for the corporate standing of the individual in the corporate directory.

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Dependent claims

A method for managing records in a storage device comprising:

determining a result set for a search query including one or more one records from a record storage device;
determining whether the one or more records contain a link to a profile associated to an individual in a corporate directory;
accessing the corporate directory and determining a corporate standing of the individual in the corporate directory;
determining a relevancy score for the corporate standing of the individual in the corporate directory;
determining whether the one or more records are linked to an additional record in the record storage device;
accessing the record storage device and determining a priority level of the additional record;
and
determining a relevancy score for the priority level of the additional record,
wherein at least one of the steps is carried out using a computing device.

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A computer program product for managing records in a storage device, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices and program instructions stored on the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices, the program instructions comprising:
program instructions to determine a result set for a search query including one or more one records from a record storage device;
program instructions to determine whether the one or more records contain a link to a profile associated to an individual in a corporate directory;
program instructions to access the corporate directory and determine a corporate standing of the individual in the corporate directory;
program instructions to determine a relevancy score for the corporate standing of the individual in the corporate directory;
program instructions to determine whether the one or more records are linked to an additional record in the record storage device;
program instructions to access the record storage device and determining a priority level of the additional record;
and
program instructions to determine a relevancy score for the priority level of the additional record.

6 more elements

A computer system for managing records in a storage device, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;
one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices;
program instructions stored on the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising:
program instructions to determine a result set for a search query including one or more one records from a record storage device;
program instructions to determine whether the one or more records contain a link to a profile associated to an individual in a corporate directory;
program instructions to access the corporate directory and determine a corporate standing of the individual in the corporate directory;
program instructions to determine a relevancy score for the corporate standing of the individual in the corporate directory;
program instructions to determine whether the one or more records are linked to an additional record in the record storage device;
program instructions to access the record storage device and determining a priority level of the additional record;
and
program instructions to determine a relevancy score for the priority level of the additional record.

8 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Scoring records for sorting by user-specific weights based on relative importance

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Scoring records for sorting by user-specific weights based on relative importance

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Abstract

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