Sponsor
The U.S. Government has certain rights to embodiments of the invention based on the National Science Foundation grant number OCE 0424602.
Document Type
Patent
Publication Date
10-2013
Subjects
Web search engines -- Technological innovations, Electronic information resource searching, Metadata
Abstract
A method for providing proximate dataset recommendations can begin with the creation of metadata records corresponding to datasets that represent scientific data by a scientific dataset search tool. The metadata records can conform to a standardized structural definition, and may be hierarchical. Values for the data elements of the metadata records can be contained within the datasets. Metadata records with a value that is proximate to a user-entered search parameter can be identified. A proximity score can be calculated for each identified metadata record. The proximity score can express a relevance of the corresponding dataset to the user-entered search parameters. The identified metadata records can be arranged in descending order by the calculated proximity rating, creating a list of proximate dataset results. The proximate dataset results can be presented within a user interface.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/13237
Citation Details
Megler, Veronika Margaret, and David Maier. "Search tool that utilizes scientific metadata matched against user-entered parameters." U.S. Patent No. 8,560,531. 15 Oct. 2013.
Description
U.S. Patent No. 8,560,531. 15 Oct. 2013.