Application spam detector
US9794284B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 29, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A search engine includes a network interface that receives a search query and a search module. The search module determines a consideration set of applications corresponding to the search query based on application data stored for a plurality of applications, determines a respective number of source objects associated with each of the applications in the consideration set, determines whether each of the applications is a spam application based on the respective number of source objects associated with each of the applications, applies respective penalties to selected ones of the applications based on the determination of whether each of the applications is a spam application, generates search results based on the respective penalties applied to the selected ones of the applications, and provides the search results to be transmitted by the network interface.
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