RANKING DOCUMENTS THROUGH CONTEXTUAL SHORTCUTS

• US 20090276399A1
• Filed: 04/30/2008
• Published: 11/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: R2 Solutions LLC (Acacia Research Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Yahoo! Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kraft, Reiner, Irmak, Utku
• Granted Patent: US 9,135,328 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3322 using system suggestions G06F16/3325 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking

Abstract

The subject matter disclosed herein relates to ranking and/or indexing of documents based at least in part on user interaction with contextual shortcuts.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

collecting data regarding user interaction with one or more contextual shortcuts;

receiving a query from a user based at least in part on an activation of a given contextual shortcut; and

transmitting a search result to said user via a contextual search interface based at least in part on said collected data regarding user interaction with one or more contextual shortcuts.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said electronic document comprises a web page.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said contextual shortcut comprises a keyword anchor, contextual content representing at least a portion of content of an electronic document associated with said keyword anchor, and a user interface element capable of linking to a contextual search interface, and wherein said user interface element is co-located with said keyword anchor.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said interaction comprises a click interaction and/or a hover interaction.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

indexing said collected data regarding user interaction; and

wherein said transmitting said search result to said user via said contextual search interface is based at least in part on said indexed collected data.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said transmitting said search result to said user via said contextual search interface is further based at least in part on a given contextual content associated with said given contextual shortcut.

7. A method, comprising:

retrieving a first set of electronic documents;

updating an index based at least in part on said first set of electronic documents;

collecting data regarding user interaction with contextual shortcuts in a second set of electronic documents, wherein said contextual shortcuts comprise a keyword anchor associated with a context vector representing at least a portion of content of a given electronic document; and

transmitting a search result to a user via a search interface based at least in part on said collected data regarding user interaction with one or more contextual shortcuts and on said index.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said first and second set of electronic documents share at least one common electronic document.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein said second set of electronic documents comprises at least one electronic document not found in said first set of electronic documents.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein said electronic document comprises a web page.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein said keyword anchor comprises one or more words describing an entity and/or a concept.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein said interaction comprises a click interaction and/or a hover interaction.

13. The method of claim 7, further comprising updating said index based at least in part on said collected data regarding user interaction associated with said keyword anchors.

14. An article comprising:

a storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon which, if executed direct a computing platform to;

collect data regarding user interaction with one or more contextual shortcuts;

receive a query from a user based at least in part on an activation of a given contextual shortcut; and

transmit a search result to said user via a contextual search interface based at least in part on said collected data regarding user interaction with one or more contextual shortcuts.

15. The article of claim 14, wherein said machine-readable instructions, if executed, further direct a computing platform to:

index said collected data regarding user interaction; and

wherein said transmission of said search result to said user via said contextual search interface is based at least in part on said indexed collected data.

16. The article of claim 14, wherein said transmission of said search result to said user via said contextual search interface is further based at least in part on a given contextual content associated with said given contextual shortcut.

17. An apparatus comprising:

a computing platform, said computing platform being adapted to;

retrieve a first set of electronic documents;

update an index based at least in part on said first set of electronic documents;

collect data regarding user interaction with contextual shortcuts in a second set of electronic documents, wherein said contextual shortcuts comprise a keyword anchor associated with a context vector representing at least a portion of content of a given electronic document; and

transmit a search result to a user via a search interface based at least in part on said collected data regarding user interaction with one or more contextual shortcuts and on said index.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein said first and second set of electronic documents share at least one common electronic document.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein said second set of electronic documents comprises at least one electronic document not found in said first set of electronic documents.

20. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein said computing platform is further adapted to update said index based at least in part on said collected data regarding user interaction associated with said keyword anchors.

21. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein said computing platform is further adapted to:

update said index based at least in part on said collected data regarding user interaction associated with said keyword anchors;

wherein said second set of electronic documents comprises at least one electronic document not found in said first set of electronic documents;

wherein said electronic document comprises a web page;

wherein said keyword anchor comprises one or more words describing an entity and/or a concept; and

wherein said interaction comprises a click interaction and/or a hover interaction.