Ordering of web search results
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1. A method for ordering web search results comprising the steps of:
- using a search engine returning an ordered results set for a search statement;
identifying a presence of a recurring search event in said results set;
if a recurring search event is present, then identifying a pattern from said results set;
identifying related pages within the results set containing said pattern;
ranking said related pages; and
reordering said ordered set to place said related pages first.
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Abstract
The ordered results set of a search engine based upon a search statement are processed to identify pages exhibiting patterns related to a recurring event. These pages are ranked and the ordered results set is reordered with the ranked pages appearing before those that do not exhibit the respective pattern.
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1. A method for ordering web search results comprising the steps of:
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using a search engine returning an ordered results set for a search statement;
identifying a presence of a recurring search event in said results set;
if a recurring search event is present, then identifying a pattern from said results set;
identifying related pages within the results set containing said pattern;
ranking said related pages; and
reordering said ordered set to place said related pages first. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for ranking web search results comprising the steps of:
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identifying a presence of a recurring search event in a results set for a search statement;
identifying a pattern from said results set;
identifying related pages within the results set containing said pattern; and
ranking said related pages. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A computer system for ordering web search results comprising:
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an input interface operable for receiving a user specified search statement;
a processor operable for implementing a search engine to return an ordered set of search results for said search statement, and further identifying a presence of a recurring search event in said results set and if so, identifying a pattern from said results set, identifying related pages within the results set containing said pattern, ranking said related pages, and reordering said ordered set to place said related pages first; and
an output interface to output said reordered results set.
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21. A computer program product comprising a computer program carried on a storage medium, said computer program comprising:
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a pattern finding code element operable for identifying a presence of a recurring search event in a results set for a search statement;
a pattern identifying code element operable for identifying a pattern from said results set, and identifying related pages within the results set containing said pattern; and
a pattern ranking agent code element for ranking said related pages. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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