Building a research document based on implicit/explicit actions

摘要

A system and method is described that maintains a record of research performed by a user of an information retrieval system in a manner that reduces the amount of work required by the user to maintain such a record. The system and method obtains information implicitly generated through the interaction of the user with the information retrieval system while performing research and uses such information to automatically construct a research document for the user about a particular research topic. The research document or a means of access thereto is then presented to the user. The research document is configured to maintain both the implicitly-generated data recorded by the system as well as data explicitly provided or collected by the user, such as retrieved document content and user notes, in a manner that is highly-organized and easy to access, augment, and maintain.

主权项

1. A method implemented on at least one machine each of which has at least one processor, storage, and a communication platform connected to a network for generating a document, comprising:
obtaining first information related to one or more queries submitted by a user; obtaining second information related to behavior of the user with respect to one or more documents accessed by the user and identified in response to the one or more queries; identifying a research topic based on the first information; identifying at least one of the one or more documents related to the research topic based on the second information; estimating an amount of time that a user spends reviewing the at least one of the one or more documents; generating a research document including information associated with the research topic and the at least one document, wherein generating the research document comprises including, based on the estimated time, each document in the one or more documents in either a first set of documents, or a second set of documents, and the research document is provided to the user by providing a display area comprising a link for the user to review information about the second set of documents, and in a separate display area by providing the user access to information about the first set of documents via a plurality of user interface elements.