Method and apparatus for a ranking engine
US7912836B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 28, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99937
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method is provided for ranking files from an Internet search. In one embodiment, the method comprises assigning a score to each file based on at least one of the following factors: recency, editorial popularity, clickthru popularity, favorites metadata, or favorites collaborative filtering. The file may be organized based on the assigned scores to provide users with more accurate search results.
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