Method and apparatus for predicting document access in a collect

Details Method and apparatus for predicting document access in a collect Method and apparatus for predicting document access in a collect

1998-04-01

2000-09-05

Black, Thomas G.

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

707501, 707513, G06F 1730

Patent

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06115718&

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for predicting document access within a collection of linked documents. The present invention utilizes a predictive technique known as "spreading activation" where document collections are graphically represented as a network. Empirical data is analyzed according to a law of surfing to generate a decay function which is used to dampen the activation as spreads through the network. Activation is applied to a set of focus documents and propagates through the network until a stable pattern of activation is achieved across all documents. From this stable pattern, the desired usage information is extracted. Such a system will provide several practical benefits to users of the World Wide Web. For example, the present invention can be used to identify relevant pages to a set of one or more focus pages or to predict the number of times a document will be accessed in a collection of linked documents. Further, alone or in combination, this information can be used in connection with web site design or re-design.

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