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Temporal ranking of search results

US7849079B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 31, 2006
Grant dateDec 7, 2010
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Expiry dateFeb 7, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/9537
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An information dissemination system ranks the search results based on a temporal weight assigned to each search result. The temporal weight is an indication of the importance to a user that varies with time. For each search result, the information dissemination system calculates a temporal weight that is based on the temporal proximity of the event that is related to the search result. The temporal weight may be used to re-rank the search results.

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