Patent ID: 6865571
Filing Date: 2005-03-08
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A document retrieval method using a computer program, wherein the computer program is run to initiate a first search session, the method comprising: receiving a document provided by a first user; generating first search criteria using the computer program based on the document provided by the user, the first search criteria having one or more search expressions and one or more weights for the search terms; retrieving a first set of documents using the first search criteria for user review; receiving from the first user an evaluation of a document included within the first set of documents, the evaluation indicating whether the document is useful or not; generating second search criteria using the computer program by altering the search term weight of the first search criteria if the document is indicated to be not useful by the user, wherein the search term weight may increase or decrease according to the evaluation; retrieving a second set of documents using the second search criteria; and storing as a search history record in a search history storage file, an identifier of a document evaluated as being useful by the user and an identifier of the first user.