Identifying search friendly web pages
US10614500B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 13, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/9566
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for evaluating web pages for searchable content can be utilized to make an e-commerce search engine more effective by identifying pages with searchable value. In embodiments, a web page exhibiting “searchable value” is a page that provides useful information responsive to a user's query on an e-commerce search engine. One embodiment of a page evaluation system includes a web crawler module, a page analysis module, and a page index module. Web pages may be fetched and evaluated for various signals that indicate whether the web page exhibits searchable value. Examples of signals that may indicate that a web page lacks searchable value include a product page that does not have a product name nor a product image and a category page that does not have products listed in the page content. Web pages that lack searchable value may be excluded from subsequent e-commerce search results.
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