Patent ID: 6546388
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A metadata search ranking system comprising:a session manager; a query manager; a popularity sorter; and an association; â€ƒwherein said session manager applies search requests to a search engine and retrieves said search engine results in the form of a first resource list; said query manager receives said search requests and information identifying a current session from said session manager and interrogates a query database, producing from said interrogation a popularity vector, including said search requests and a popularity indicator, and a second resource list including resources that match said popularity vector; said popularity sorter receives said popularity vector and said second resource list from said query manager and said first resource list and said information identifying the current session from said session manager, producing a sorted resource list that is provided to said session manager; and said association receives said sorted resource list and said information identifying the current session from said session manager and updates said query database based on this data, for use with subsequent sessions.