Using user feedback to improve search results
US8874591B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 31, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/9535
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention discloses a system and method for managing feedback data that will be used for ranking search results. The invention can aggregate a plurality of user feedback data from more than one user into a search index. The user feedback data can be associated with one or more documents within the index such that the one or more documents can be ranked based on the type of feedback data that is aggregated. Once the documents have been ranked, the ranked documents can be provided to a requester.
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