Patent ID: 6978267

Claim:
A computer implemented method for personalizing information retrieval, comprising: receiving at an information retrieval system a search request from a searcher, where said search request contains at least one search term; searching a plurality of objects based on said at least one search term; finding at least one located object from said plurality of objects, where said at least one located object is associated with said at least one search term; calculating an intrinsic score for said at least one located object, where said intrinsic score is based on said at least one search term; adjusting said intrinsic score to an adjusted score based on at least one of a creator expertise of a creator of said at least one located object, a contributor expertise of a contributor to said at least one located object, and a searcher expertise of said searcher; and transmitting a list to said searcher, where said list comprises said at least one located object and said adjusted score for said at least one located object.