Patent ID: 8090736
Filing Date: 2012-01-03
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method performed by a computer system, the method comprising: selecting, using one or more processors associated with the computer system, a first document; representing, using one or more processors associated with the computer system, a first relationship between the first document and a second document as a first link between the first document and the second document, where the first relationship includes at least one of: representing, using one or more processors associated with the computer system, a second relationship between the first document and a third document as a second link between the first document and a third document, where the second relationship includes at least one of: assigning, using one or more processors associated with the computer system, a rank score to the first document based on the first link and based on the second link, where the first link contributes more to the rank score than the second link.