Categorization of search results
US8498984B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 21, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/951
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A server is configured to receive a search query from a client device; identify documents as search results relevant to the search query, where each of the search results has a respective first score; rank the search results, based on the respective first scores, to form a ranked list of search results, where each of the search results has a respective position, within the ranked list, that is based on the ranking; determine a selection rate corresponding to each of the positions in the ranked list; identify categories with which the search results are associated; generate second scores for the categories based on the selection rates; select search results for the selected categories; generate a search result document that includes information regarding the selected categories and information regarding the selected search results; and provide the search result document for display on the client device.
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