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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2009
Douglas K. Warner, Bozeman, MT (US);
James Neal Richter, Bozeman, MT (US);
Bikramjit Banerjee, New Orleans, LA (US);
Douglas K. Warner, Bozeman, MT (US);
James Neal Richter, Bozeman, MT (US);
Bikramjit Banerjee, New Orleans, LA (US);
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and system for use in an information retrieval system that provides related informational items that can be automatically classified and summarized in a hierarchical manner. The system comprises the steps and means for the presentation and analysis of mined data through the application of four distinct processes, namely, feature selection, clustering, classification and summarization. The implementation of each of these techniques is a single process without regard to order. Individual informational items are analyzed, and relevant features extracted. Individual groups of informational items, otherwise known as clusters, are identified, and rules are determined to allow the assignment of informational items to the previously mentioned groups. Descriptive and meaningful titles are then identified for the groups. Various methods of presenting searched information to an end user are also provided. A method of adaptive clustering is also provided.