Techniques to perform relative ranking for search results
US7974974B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/24578
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques to perform relative ranking for search results are described. An apparatus may include an enhanced search component operative to receive a search query and provide ranked search results responsive to the search query. The enhanced search component may comprise a resource search module operative to search for resources using multiple search terms from the search query, and output a set of resources having some or all of the search terms. The enhanced search component may also comprise a proximity generation module communicatively coupled to the resource search module, the proximity generation module operative to receive the set of resources, retrieve search term position information for each resource, and generate a proximity feature value based on the search term position information. The enhanced search component may further comprise a resource ranking module communicatively coupled to the resource search module and the proximity generation module, the resource ranking module to receive the proximity feature values, and rank the resources based in part on the proximity feature values. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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