Ranking content based on relevance and quality
US7836050B2 · kind B2 · utility
65Cited by
66References
7Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 25, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/84
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for ranking content and providing a user interface for viewing the content is provided. The content system ranks content in a search result based on a combination of relevance of the content to a query and quality of the content. The content system may derive the quality of content by analyzing ratings provided by various content forums. The content system may use metadata provided by a content forum when searching for content that matches a query. The content system generates a rank score that combines the relevance and quality of the content and ranks the content according to the rank scores.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.