Dissimilar but relevant search engine results
US11042595B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 3, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 22, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/535
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A search engine is configured to return increased diversity results based on past user interactions with search results. For a given query, historical data is analyzed to generate an item score describing a past quantity of users that navigated to a given page of an item. The historical data can further be used to generate a category score describing a past quantity of users that navigated to a given category of items. The category of items can be analyzed to generate a diversity score describing their diversity with respect to each other. Results for the given query can be arranged using items scores, category scores, and diversity scores.
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