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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2000
Michael L. Emens, San Jose, CA (US);
Reiner Kraft, Gilroy, CA (US);
Shang-Hua Teng, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Gaurav Tewari, Cambridge, MA (US);
Peter Chi-Sing Yim, San Francisco, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method in a computer network for identifying users with similar interests is described. The method includes accepting a first query statement from a first user and storing a first item of information related to the first query. The method further includes accepting a second query from a second user and storing a second item of information related to the second query. The method further includes computing a measure of similarity of the first query and the second query by using the first item of information and the second item of information. A system and computer readable medium for carrying out the above method is also described.