METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RANKING OBJECTS BASED ON INTRA-TYPE AND INTER-TYPE RELATIONSHIPS

摘要

FIELD: information technology. ^ SUBSTANCE: ranking system give an equation for each attribute of each type of object. Equations give attribute values based on interrelationships between an attribute and attributes associatively related to the same type of object and other types of objects. The ranking system iteratively calculates the attribute value for objects using equations until the attribute values converge to the solution. The ranking system then ranks objects based on attribute values. ^ EFFECT: improved object ranking. ^ 35 cl, 4 dwg