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 custom ranking factors which specify document attributes to be applied to search results for a query within an heterogeneous enterprise environment;
for each of the custom ranking factors, defining a type of the custom ranking factor, wherein the type of the ranking factor comprises a query factor or a static factor;
receiving a user-supplied weight from a user for each of the set of custom ranking factors which specify document attributes;
generating, using a processor operatively coupled to a memory, a ranking algorithm that is a combination function of the ranking factors which specify document attributes based on the user-supplied weights for the ranking factors and the type of the custom ranking factors;
applying the ranking algorithm to search results for the query; and
displaying the search results ranked according to the ranking algorithm.
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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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18 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 custom ranking factors which specify document attributes to be applied to search results for a query within an heterogeneous enterprise environment; for each of the custom ranking factors, defining a type of the custom ranking factor, wherein the type of the ranking factor comprises a query factor or a static factor; receiving a user-supplied weight from a user for each of the set of custom ranking factors which specify document attributes; generating, using a processor operatively coupled to a memory, a ranking algorithm that is a combination function of the ranking factors which specify document attributes based on the user-supplied weights for the ranking factors and the type of the custom ranking factors; applying the ranking algorithm to search results for the query; and displaying the search results ranked according to the ranking algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. 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 custom ranking factors which specify document attributes to be applied to search results for a query within an heterogeneous enterprise environment; program code for each of the custom ranking factors, defining a type of the custom ranking factor, wherein the type of the ranking factor comprises a query factor or a static factor; program code for receiving a user-supplied weight from a user for each of the set of custom ranking factors which specify document attributes; program code for generating, using a processor operatively coupled to a memory, a ranking algorithm that is a combination function of the ranking factors which specify document attributes based on the user-supplied weights for the ranking factors and the type of the custom ranking factors; program code for applying the ranking algorithm to search results for the query; and program code for displaying the search results ranked according to the ranking algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. 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 custom ranking factors which specify document attributes to be applied to search results for a query within an heterogeneous enterprise environment; for each of the custom ranking factors, define a type of the custom ranking factor, wherein the type of the ranking factor comprises a query factor or a static factor; receive a user-supplied weight from a user for each of the set of custom ranking factors which specify document attributes; generate, using a processor operatively coupled to a memory, a ranking algorithm that is a combination function of the ranking factors which specify document attributes based on the user-supplied weights for the ranking factors and the type of the custom ranking factors; apply the ranking algorithm to search results for the query; and display the search results ranked according to the ranking algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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