System and method for searching a labeled predominantly non-textual item
Abstract:
A data base system is disclosed for storing meta-data about labeled predominantly non-text items in a collection of labeled predominantly non-text items (lpnt items). The system comprises a storage facility (10), a keyword generation facility (20) and a meta-data enrichment facility (30). The storage facility (10) stores respective meta-data for lpnt items (i) within said collection, said meta-data comprising at least one lpnt item classification (gi) and a lpnt item description (Ti), said classification defining classes. The keyword generation facility (20), which generates keyword data for respective classes, comprises a retrieval module for retrieving terms from lpnt item descriptions of lpnt items associated with said classes. The keyword generation facility (20) further comprises a term relevance determining module for assigning a relevance of said terms for said classes, for selecting terms from said retrieved terms on the basis of their assigned relevance and providing these selected terms as candidate keywords. The system further comprises a metadata enrichment facility (30) for adding a subset (Ki) of the provided candidate keywords (K(c)) as keywords to the meta-data of lpnt items of a class.
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