Query word relevance adjustment in a search of an information re

Details Query word relevance adjustment in a search of an information re Query word relevance adjustment in a search of an information re

1995-09-15

1998-04-07

Black, Thomas G.

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

707 4, 704 7, 704 9, 704 8, 400 63, G06F 1730

Patent

active

057377340

ABSTRACT:
A method for performing a search of a database in an information retrieval system in response to a query having at least one query word with a query word weight and for applying the query word to the database and selecting information from the information retrieval system in accordance with the query word. A query word is selected and assigned a weight. The weight is adjusted depending on whether the query word is a proper noun or slow word. The adjusting can be an increase or a decrease in the weight. Information is selected from the information retrieval system in accordance with the adjusted weight.

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