Integrated search and adaptive discovery system and method

摘要

An integrated search and adaptive discovery system and method integrates contents-based indexing and behavioral-based indexing of collections of computer-implemented objects to generate contextualized and/or personalized recommendations. The degree to which contextualization and/or personalization criteria are applied in generating recommendations can be tuned by the recommendation recipient. Personalization functions are applied that are informed by inferred interests and/or expertise, and personalization vectors can be transformed into a format executable by a search engine. Explanations may be provided to recommendation recipients as to why they received recommendations.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
identifying a computer-implemented content object to serve as a contextual reference; accessing a first plurality of values, wherein each of the first plurality of values is based on an inference of a first user's interest level with respect to a topic, wherein each of the interest level inferences is derived from a plurality of behaviors; accessing a second plurality of values, wherein each of the second plurality of values is based on an inferred degree of relevance to a topic of one or more phrases that are contained in the content object; and generating a recommendation comprising one or more objects for delivery to the first user, wherein the recommendation is generated by a recommendation function executed on a processor-based device in accordance with the first plurality of values and the second plurality of values.