METHOD AND PRODUCT FOR SEARCHING METADATA BASED ON USER PREFERENCES

摘要

A method and computer program product for searching metadata based on user preferences is useful for improving the efficiency of searches. According to the method, a search in a database for a set of one or more search parameters is performed, where the database includes a set of metadata attributes (step 305). Ranked search results are then obtained from the search for the set of one or more search parameters based on an aggregated user preference variable derived from the set of metadata attributes (step 325). Performing the search may include generating a plurality of search queries based on the set of one or more search parameters (step 310). Based on the aggregated user preference variable, each query in the plurality of search queries may be ranked (step 315). Finally, at least one query in the plurality of search queries is executed according to rank (step 320).