Biasing queries to determine suggested queries
US7844599B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 8, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/9032
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Applying a bias when determining a suggested search query. Examples of biases that can be applied include, but are not limited to, temporal biases and monetization biases. Temporal biasing involves increasing a weight associated with a search query, based on a temporal attribute associated with the query. Search queries may also have associated with them a parameter such as frequency, count, etc. One of these parameters may serve as a weight. In order to determine suggested search queries, the temporal attribute is used to modify or bias the parameter (e.g., frequency parameter). Thus, the weight of the search query is modified to temporally bias the query. The suggested search queries are determined based on the biased parameter.
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