Patent ID: 7650339

Claim:
A computer-implemented method of storing information in an information store, the computer-implemented method comprising: identifying a plurality of articles from which information is to be extracted; assigning each article a priority score and ranking the articles from highest to lowest priority, thereby generating a queue, wherein the priority score for each article is calculated using a user-configurable priority calculation algorithm; identifying a plurality of information extractors for extracting information from the plurality of articles; providing a database for storing information related to the plurality of articles and the plurality of information extractors; assigning the plurality of articles to the plurality of information extractors for information extraction, wherein the articles are assigned based on order in the queue, wherein an article with a higher rank is presented for information extraction before an article with a lower rank; receiving information extracted by a first information extractor from a first article; and storing the information extracted by the first information extractor from the first article in the information store.