Adnan Ahmed

US Patent:

20140101146, Apr 10, 2014

Filed:

Aug 30, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/015259

Inventors:

- Short Hills NJ, US
Michael KLEIN - Chatham NJ, US
Sudip CHAKRABORTY - Princeton Junction NJ, US
Mark STREITMAN - East Brunswick NJ, US
Adnan AHMED - Watchung NJ, US
Joseph CASTAGLIOLA - Nazareth PA, US
Yan DUAN - Jersey City NJ, US
Andres BENVENUTO - Morristown NJ, US
Hiu Tai CHAN - Holmdel NJ, US

Assignee:

THE DUN & BRADSTREET CORPORATION - Short Hills NJ

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707728

Abstract:

A method for generating a relevance score for at least one candidate retrieved in a search, the method comprising: initiating a query seeking at least one the candidate based upon at least one filter selected from the group consisting of: product name, product category, company name, HS code, SIC code and any other product-related qualifier; searching at least one database for matches between the candidate and the filter, thereby generating at least one matched candidate; generating an initial relevance score for each the matched candidate; generating at least one additional score for each the matched candidate, wherein the additional score is at least one selected from the group consisting of: a reputation score, a score boost, a past behavior score, a profile match score, a preference match score and a web behavior score; and generating a final relevance score based upon the initial relevance score and the at least one additional score for each the matched candidate.