CHANGING RANKING ALGORITHMS BASED ON CUSTOMER SETTINGS
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for ranking search results using user preferences, comprising:
- obtaining a set of ranking factors to be applied to search results for a user query;
allowing the user to supply a weight for each of the set of ranking factors;
for a received user query, generating a ranking algorithm that is a combination function of the ranking factors that apply to the received query and applying the ranking algorithm to search results for the query; and
displaying the search results ranked according to the user-supplied weights.
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Abstract
Search term ranking algorithms can be generated and updated based on customer settings, such as where a ranking algorithm is modeled as a combination function of different ranking factors. An end user of a search system provides personalized preferences for weighted attributes, generally or for a single instance of the query. The user also can indicate the relative importance of one or more ranking factors by specifying different weights to the factors. Ranking factors can specify document attributes, such as document title, document body, document page rank, etc. Based on the attribute weights and the received user query, a ranking algorithm function will produce the relevant value for each document corresponding to the user preferences and personalization configurations.
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21 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for ranking search results using user preferences, comprising:
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obtaining a set of ranking factors to be applied to search results for a user query; allowing the user to supply a weight for each of the set of ranking factors; for a received user query, generating a ranking algorithm that is a combination function of the ranking factors that apply to the received query and applying the ranking algorithm to search results for the query; and displaying the search results ranked according to the user-supplied weights. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer program product embedded in a computer readable medium for ranking search results using user preferences, the computer program product comprising:
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program code for obtaining a set of ranking factors to be applied to search results for a user query; program code for allowing the user to supply a weight for each of the set of ranking factors; program code for generating a ranking algorithm for a received user query, the ranking algorithm being a combination function of the ranking factors that apply to the received query, and applying the ranking algorithm to search results for the query; and program code for displaying the search results ranked according to the user-supplied weights. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer system for ranking search results using user preferences, the computer system including a processor for executing instructions and a data storage medium for storing the instructions, the instructions when executed by the processor causing the processor to:
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obtain a set of ranking factors to be applied to search results for a user query; allow the user to supply a weight for each of the set of ranking factors; generate a ranking algorithm for a received user query, the ranking algorithm being a combination function of the ranking factors that apply to the received query, and applying the ranking algorithm to search results for the query; and display the search results ranked according to the user-supplied weights. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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