Timothy Arnold-Moore <tja[_at_]mds.rmit.edu.au> wrote:
>
> This must be susceptible to a prior art attack! This is hardly a new
> idea. As a researcher in the field of information retrieval I would
> consider it obvious also but that call can be somewhat more
> subjective. I'll have a fosick around to see if I can find a
> publication or two to establish prior art.
No kidding. PLS has been doing relevancy ranking across databases for at least 8 years. Of course, this is just another pernicious patent issued under the auspices of Lehman's patent office.
Alan
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