METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A RANKING ENGINE
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1. A computer-implemented method for organizing a collection of files from an Internet search, the method comprising:
- assigning a score to each file based on at least the following factors;
recency, editorial popularity, clickthru popularity, favorites metadata, and favorites collaborative filtering;
organizing the files based on the assigned scores; and
displaying the files as organized.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method is provided for ranking files from an Internet search. In one embodiment, the method comprises assigning a score to each file based on at least one of the following factors: recency, editorial popularity, clickthru popularity, favorites metadata, or favorites collaborative filtering. The file may be organized based on the assigned scores to provide users with more accurate search results.
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1. A computer-implemented method for organizing a collection of files from an Internet search, the method comprising:
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assigning a score to each file based on at least the following factors;
recency, editorial popularity, clickthru popularity, favorites metadata, and favorites collaborative filtering;organizing the files based on the assigned scores; and displaying the files as organized. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. The method of claim 8 wherein Rcf is a weighted sum of the maximum user similarity for an item l and the popularity of item l among K-Nearest Neighbors such that 0≦
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9. A computer-implemented method for organizing a collection of files from an Internet search, the method comprising:
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assigning a score to each file based on favorites collaborative filtering WcfRcf and at least one of the following factors;
recency WrRr, editorial popularity WeRe, clickthru popularity WcRc, and favorites metadata WmdRmd;organizing the files based on the assigned scores; and displaying the files as organized. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer system comprising:
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a ranking engine having programming code for displaying results of a search query based on scores, wherein the scores for files found in the search are based on favorites collaborative filtering WcfRcf and at least one of the following factors;
recency WrRr, editorial popularity WeRe, clickthru popularity WcRc, and favorites metadata WmdRmd. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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