Apparatus and method for adaptively ranking search results
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1. A method of ranking search results, comprising:
- producing a relevance score for a document in view of a query;
calculating a similarity score for said query utilizing a feature vector that characterizes attributes and query words of a different query associated with said document; and
assigning a rank value for said document based upon said relevance score and said similarity score.
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A method of ranking search results includes producing a relevance score for a document in view of a query. A similarity score is calculated for the query utilizing a feature vector that characterizes attributes and query words associated with the document. A rank value is assigned to the document based upon the relevance score and the similarity score.
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1. A method of ranking search results, comprising:
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producing a relevance score for a document in view of a query;
calculating a similarity score for said query utilizing a feature vector that characterizes attributes and query words of a different query associated with said document; and
assigning a rank value for said document based upon said relevance score and said similarity score. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer readable memory to rank search results, comprising:
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a search engine to produce relevance search results based upon a query, said relevance search results including a list of documents, wherein each document includes an associated relevance score;
a viewed document database storing viewed document indicia corresponding to selected documents viewed in response to said relevance search results;
a viewed document processor to associate said viewed document indicia with different queries;
a vector constructor to form a feature vector for each viewed document, each feature vector characterizing attributes associated with a selected viewed document and query words of said different queries associated with said selected viewed document;
a similarity processor to calculate a similarity score for said query utilizing the feature vector of said selected viewed document; and
a ranking processor to assign a rank value for said selected viewed document based upon a function that incorporates the relevance score and said similarity score for said selected viewed document. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer readable memory, comprising:
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a search engine to produce a relevance score for a document in view of a query;
a similarity processor to calculate a similarity score for said query utilizing a feature vector that characterizes attributes and query words of a different query associated with said document; and
a rank processor to assign a rank value to said document based upon said relevance score and said similarity score. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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