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Leveraging historical data to improve the relevancy of search results

US10853375B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 25, 2017
Grant dateDec 1, 2020
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Expiry dateFeb 15, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/9535
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A system and method that identifies a search term used in search queries of a collaboration platform is disclosed. The system and method obtain historical data associated with the search term. The historical data includes first data indicative of a number of times a content item has been returned in search results responsive to the search queries using the search term. The historical data includes second data indicative of a number of times the content item was selected from the search results and interacted with by users for a threshold amount of time. The system and method generate a score for the search term based on the historical data, wherein the score is associated with the search term and the content item.

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