Geographically local query detection
US9424342B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 19, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/9537
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for detecting local search queries. In one aspect, a method includes accessing a search query log that includes data specifying search queries corresponding to particular geographic regions and for at least one of the search queries corresponding to the particular geographic region generating a geo-query count that represents a total number of times that the search query was received over a specified period. The geo-query count is compared to a corresponding expected query count for the search query, where the expected query count is a baseline number of times that the query is expected to be received. In response to determining that the search query has a geo-query count that exceeds the corresponding expected query count by at least a threshold amount, the particular query is classified as a local query for the particular geographic region.
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