Patent ID: 8296284
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for classifying content, comprising: receiving, at a processor and as part of performing a query: providing a taxonomy having an entire set of displayed and non-displayed preexisting facets associated with different subject categories; using, by the processor, a structured classifier to classify the first content with one or more of the preexisting facets in the taxonomy; using, by the processor, a different unstructured classifier to classify the second content with one or more of the same preexisting facets in the same taxonomy; using, by the processor, a rule comprising a condition in a regular expression language and an associated action triggered when the condition is satisfied; matching, by the processor, the regular expression language of the condition with one or more words or concepts contained in the query; restricting, by the processor, the one or more preexisting facets according the associated action of the rule; and displaying, in response to the query, the unrestricted one or more preexisting facets classified with the first content from the database and classified with the second content from outside the database.