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Search engine and method for performing a search for objects that correspond to a search request

US9805122B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

NEC EUROPE LTD. · DE
YAHOO HOLDINGS, INC. · US

Inventors

Jan Seedorf · Heidelberg, DE
Saverio Niccolini · Heidelberg, DE
Martin Stiemerling · Leimen, DE
Flavio Junqueira · Barcelona, ES
Marco Serafini · Ferrania, IT
Ivan Kelly · Barcelona, ES
Vincent Leroy · Laval, FR
Berkant Barla Cambazoglu · Barcelona, ES

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 12, 2011
Grant date	Oct 31, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 31, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F16/951
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A search engine for finding objects that correspond to a search request, including an input module for receiving a keyword query from a user, and a search module being configured to map the keyword query to the identifiers of objects that semantically match the keyword or the plurality of keywords contained in the keyword query, and to generate a search result that contains a listing of matching object identifiers, is characterized in that the search module is further configured to generate the search result by considering network layer information about the user within the process of mapping the keyword query to identifiers of matching objects, wherein the network layer information include sophisticated information the search module receives from a dedicated entity.

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