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Apparatus and method for adaptively ranking search results

US6738764B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 8, 2001
Grant dateMay 18, 2004
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Expiry dateMar 13, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99935
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of ranking search results includes producing a relevance score for a document in view of a query. A similarity score is calculated for the query utilizing a feature vector that characterizes attributes and query words associated with the document. A rank value is assigned to the document based upon the relevance score and the similarity score.

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