DOCUMENT SCORING BASED ON QUERY ANALYSIS
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1. A method, comprising:
- determining an extent to which a document is selected when the document is included in a set of search results;
generating a score for the document based, at least in part, on the extent to which the document is selected when the document is included in a set of search results; and
ranking the document with regard to at least one other document based, at least in part, on the score.
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Abstract
A system may determine an extent to which a document is selected when the document is included in a set of search results, generate a score for the document based, at least in part, on the extent to which the document is selected when the document is included in a set of search results; and rank the document with regard to at least one other document based, at least in part, on the score.
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24 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining an extent to which a document is selected when the document is included in a set of search results;
generating a score for the document based, at least in part, on the extent to which the document is selected when the document is included in a set of search results; and
ranking the document with regard to at least one other document based, at least in part, on the score. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system, comprising:
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means for determining an amount of time one or more users spent accessing a document;
means for generating a score for the document based, at least in part, on the amount of time the one or more users spent accessing the document; and
means for ranking the document with regard to at least one other document based, at least in part, on the score.
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11. A method, comprising:
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determining a set of search terms relating to a particular topic or news item;
identifying a first document that is associated with the set of search terms and a second document that is not associated with the set of search terms;
generating a first score for the first document and a second score for the second document, where the first score is higher than the second score; and
ranking the first document with regard to at least one other document based, at least in part, on the first score. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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receiving a search query;
performing a search based, at least in part, on the search query to identify a group of search result documents;
determining a staleness of a search result document in the group of search result documents;
determining whether a stale document is preferred for the search query;
generating a score for the search result document based, at least in part, on the staleness of the search result document and whether a stale document is preferred for the search query; and
ranking the search result document with regard to at least one other one of the search result documents based, at least in part, on the score. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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determining an extent that a document moves positions in search result rankings;
determining a score for the document based, at least in part, on the extent to which the document moves in search result rankings; and
ranking the document with regard to at least one other document based, at least in part, on the score. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method, comprising:
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determining an extent that a rank of a document changes over time;
determining or adjusting a score for the document based, at least in part, on the extent that the rank of the document changes over time; and
ranking the document with regard to at least one other document based, at least in part, on the score. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A system, comprising:
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means for identifying a document that appears as a search result document for a plurality of discordant search queries;
means for determining a score for the document;
means for negatively adjusting the score for the document; and
means for ranking the document with regard to at least one other document based, at least in part, on the negatively-adjusted score. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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