Ranking and Providing Search Results Based In Part On A Number Of Click-Through Features
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1. A system for providing information comprising:
- a search component configured to locate a search result based on a query input;
a database component configured to store information associated with the query input including one or more ranking features, wherein the one or more ranking features can be associated with a user action or user inaction associated with the search result which can be collected with respect to the search result for a same query or a similar query performed by prior users; and
,a ranking component configured to rank the search result based at least in part on a ranking function and the one or more ranking features, including an action-based feature and an inaction-based feature, wherein the search component can use the rank of the search result when providing search results according to a ranking order.
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Abstract
Embodiments are configured to provide information based on a user query. In an embodiment, a system includes a search component having a ranking component that can be used to rank search results as part of a query response. In one embodiment, the ranking component includes a ranking algorithm that can use one or more click-through features to rank search results which may be returned in response to a query. Other embodiments are available.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for providing information comprising:
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a search component configured to locate a search result based on a query input; a database component configured to store information associated with the query input including one or more ranking features, wherein the one or more ranking features can be associated with a user action or user inaction associated with the search result which can be collected with respect to the search result for a same query or a similar query performed by prior users; and
,a ranking component configured to rank the search result based at least in part on a ranking function and the one or more ranking features, including an action-based feature and an inaction-based feature, wherein the search component can use the rank of the search result when providing search results according to a ranking order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A search engine configured to:
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receive information associated with a query; locate a search result associated with the query; calculate a first input associated with a click parameter and the search result; calculate a second input associated with a skip parameter and the search result; and
,rank the search result using the first and second inputs. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of providing information comprising:
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receiving a query which includes one or more keywords; searching for a candidate based in part on the one or more keywords; finding query candidates based in part on the one or more keywords; determining a first input value associated with a prior user action and at least one of the query candidates; determining a second input value associated with a prior user inaction and at least one of the query candidates; and
,ranking a set of the query candidates based in part on a scoring determination using a scoring function and one or more of the first and second input values. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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