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Ranking custom search results

  • US 7,987,185 B1
  • Filed: 12/29/2006
  • Issued: 07/26/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method performed by one or more server devices, the method comprising:

  • searching, using one or more hardware components associated with the one or more server devices, a custom search index based on a search query received from a user to obtain first search results, where the custom search index was created based on content specified by the user;

    searching, using one or more hardware components associated with the one or more server devices, a web search index based on the search query to obtain second search results, where the web search index is different from the custom search index;

    ranking, using one or more hardware components associated with the one or more server devices, the first search results using a ranking algorithm based on one or more ranking parameters to produce ranked first search results, where the one or more ranking parameters are specified by the user;

    ranking, using one or more hardware components associated with the one or more server devices, the second search results using a web ranking algorithm, where the web ranking algorithm is different from the ranking algorithm;

    combining, using one or more hardware components associated with the one or more server devices, the ranked first search results and the ranked second search results into a search results document; and

    providing, using one or more hardware components associated with the one or more server devices, the search results document to the user.

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