Patent ID: 7472118
Filing Date: 2008-12-30
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A system that facilitates finding documentation, comprising: a computer processor; memory containing instructions for executing the following components: a query component that receives a request for technical articles, the request comprising terminology of a first vocabulary corresponding to a first programming language, the query component receives user input as a request for information, the request including at least one of text input, voice encoded input, video camera input, and audio input; wherein the request for information is in the form of a natural language or syntax that is familiar to the user including terms and expressions that have been employed over time by the user; and wherein the user input is processed by a parser into functional objects relating to information components that are processed to facilitate desired information retrieval, the functional objects are associated with a decision-theoretic analysis that includes analyzing extrinsic evidence or data of a user's present context state, and directing information in accordance with the data; a mapping component that correlates terminology of the first vocabulary to semantically equivalent terminology of a second vocabulary related to a second programming language; and a discovery component that retrieves technical articles based upon the terminology of the second vocabulary that is semantically equivalent to the terminology of the first vocabulary employed in the request, wherein the discovery component comprises an instrumentation component to determine an importance value for a retrieved technical document, the instrumentation component monitors at least one of visible technical documentation, search engine activity, and network traffic activity, and further monitors at least one of a counter, a type of word or phrase employed in a search, an implied or inferred measurement of data activity and an explicit request from users regarding a data source's technical value, ranking or merit.