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System and method for determining a search response to a research query

  • US 10,445,384 B2
  • Filed: 05/29/2014
  • Issued: 10/15/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for determining a search response to a search query associated with a user, the method executable at a server, the server implementing a search engine for determining the search response to the search query, the server accessible by an electronic device associated with the user, the method comprising:

  • responsive to a receipt of the search query, ranking search results into ranked search results by assigning a relevancy factor to each of the search results;

    determining a most relevant document from the ranked search results, the most relevant document being a top result within the ranked search results and having a highest relevancy factor within the ranked search results;

    determining a relevancy differential between the highest relevancy factor and at least one of the relevancy factor associated with a given search result within the ranked search results;

    in response to the relevancy differential being above a predetermined threshold, determining a likelihood parameter indicative of how likely the most relevant document is to exclusively satisfy the search query, the determining the likelihood parameter includes analyzing information associated with the most relevant document;

    in response to the likelihood parameter being above a threshold;

    marking the most relevant document for triggering a display of only the most relevant document; and

    transmitting a trigger to the electronic device, the trigger for triggering the access to a URL associated with the most relevant document and the display of only the most relevant document by the electronic device without displaying a general SERP; and

    in response to the likelihood parameter being below the threshold;

    transmitting an other trigger to the electronic device, the other trigger for triggering a display of the general SERP including the most relevant document and other documents.

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