Patent ID: 8135708
Filing Date: 2012-03-13
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: obtaining a first relevance ranking of a taxonomy item in a particular data file using a first search engine; obtaining a second relevance ranking of the taxonomy item in the particular data file using a second search engine that is different from the first search engine; receiving a first user-controllable weighting factor to apply to the first relevance ranking obtained using the first search engine; receiving a second user-controllable weighting factor to apply to the second relevance ranking obtained using the second search engine; normalizing the first relevance ranking and the second relevance ranking; responsive to the first relevance ranking satisfying a relevance threshold, obtaining a third relevance ranking based on the first relevance ranking, the first user-controllable weighting factor, the second relevance ranking, and the second user-controllable weighting factor; storing the particular data file and the third relevance ranking for future use; obtaining a fourth relevance ranking of the taxonomy item in an additional data file using the first search engine; obtaining a fifth relevance ranking of the taxonomy item in the additional data file using the second search engine; obtaining a sixth relevance ranking based on the fourth relevance ranking and the fifth relevance ranking; and producing search results for the particular data file and the additional data file based on the third relevance ranking and the sixth relevance ranking, wherein each of the first relevance ranking and the second relevance ranking are not based on data files other than the particular data file.