Patent ID: 8150793
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: G06F,G06N

Abstract:
1. A fusion method for fusing M rankings generated by M judges where M is an integer greater than unity, the fusion method comprising: computing values of an aggregation function for items in a union of items of the M rankings, the aggregation function including a sum of pairwise conjunctions of ranking values of different judges for an input item, wherein the aggregation function has an output quantitatively equal to A(i) where A(i) is given by: where the index i indexes the input item in the union of items of the M rankings, S j (i) denotes the ranking value for input item i generated by a judge indexed by j of the M judges, and T(. . .) denotes a triangular norm; constructing an aggregation ranking of items in the union of items of the M rankings based on the computed values of the aggregation function; and outputting informational content embodying the aggregation ranking.