DOCUMENT RANKING UTILIZING PARAMETER VARYING DATA
First Claim
1. A method for ranking documents, comprising:
- obtaining parameter varying data related to at least one document; and
employing a parameter varying aspect of the parameter varying data to rank the document.
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Abstract
The relevancy of search results are improved by exploiting changes in data related to information access. Parameter varying aspects of parameter varying data associated with document access are leveraged to provide enhanced ranking of document. As an aspect of the parameter varies, a rank can be accomplished, producing multiple ranks for a given set of parameter varying data. Parameters such as time, user preferences, popularity, and/or user demographics and the like can be utilized as parameter varying data. Thus, in general, single or multiple varying aspects of the parameters can be employed to produce a set of ranks comprising one or more rankings of document. This technique can be employed with static rankers, dynamic rankers, and/or ranker training data and the like to produce higher relevancy search results, increasing user satisfaction.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for ranking documents, comprising:
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obtaining parameter varying data related to at least one document; and employing a parameter varying aspect of the parameter varying data to rank the document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 19)
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13. A system that ranks documents, comprising:
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a receiving component that receives parameter varying data that is associated with a document; and a ranking component that determines a rank for the document based on, at least in part, a parameter varying aspect of the parameter varying data. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 20)
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18. A system that ranks documents, comprising:
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means for obtaining data with a varying aspect that is related to document access by online users; and means for utilizing the varying aspect in determining a rank for a document employed in a static and/or dynamic search result ranker.
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