Patent ID: 8849814
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of ranking categories, each category having at least one keyword, each category having a plurality of associated documents, a search engine identifying relevant categories based upon a comparison of category keywords with search terms in a search request provided to the search engine, the computer-implemented method comprising: assigning a score to each category using the relationship wherein: X denotes a category; k1 is a coefficient representing a number of searches made regarding the category X; NoS N is a number of categories defined; NoS k2 is a coefficient representing a weight of a relationship between the category X and all other categories; W k3 is a coefficient representing a weighted number of searches made against related categories; k4 is a coefficient representing a number of video clips related to the category X; NoV k5 is a coefficient representing a number of video clips related to categories related to the category X; and, ranking the categories based upon the assigned scores, wherein the assigning of a score to each category and the ranking of the categories based upon the assigned scores are performed using software running on at least one computer including at least one non-transitory computer storage medium for storing the software for performing the assigning and the ranking.