Query expansion
US8548999B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 15, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/3338
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An expanded queries data structure is described. The data structure is produced on the basis of a set of seed queries, and consists of entries each specifying an expanded query submitted by a user that has been determined to have a high degree of relatedness to at least a plurality of the seed queries of the set. The expanded queries specified by the entries of the expanded queries data structure can be used to define a segment of users expected to have interests characterized by the seed queries.
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