Method and apparatus for generating a sorted list of items

摘要

The invention relates to an electronic device and a method for automatic generation of a sorted list of items related to a seed-item. The electronic device comprises a relatedness determinator that is configured to compare said seed item with a plurality of further items and to thus determine a relatedness value for each further item with respect to said seed item. The device device further comprises a clustering engine that is configured to cluster the further items by determining a relative relatedness between (among) the further items. Thus, each further item is assigned to one cluster. The device further comprises a list generator that is configured to generate a sorted result list by sorting the further items according to both, their relatedness value and their belonging (or membership) to a cluster in that once an item is added to the sorted list, the relatedness value depending ranking of the further items in that cluster is at least momentary lowered so as to promote adding items of further clusters thus achieving a higher momentary relatedness value depending ranking to the top of the sorted list.