Context-based ranking of search results
US9805126B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 29, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/1813
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a computing device may access a search query provided by a user; identify a set of search results in response to the search query, wherein one or more search results in the set are associated with a feature of a social-networking system; rank the set of search results based on one or more factors; boost one or more ranks of the one or more search results associated with the feature to bring the feature to the user's attention; and present the set of search results to the user in order of its ranking.
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