Programmable search engine
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1. A computer-implemented method, the method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of different search queries, each search query being received from a client device in a plurality of client devices;
identifying a context file associated with a third-party content provider;
using one or more instructions in the context file to organize search results resulting from processing of each of the search queries, including;
processing the search query to produce one or more respective context processed search queries, where the one or more respective context processed search queries are generated by revising the search query using the one or more instructions in the identified context file to produce the one or more respective context processed queries;
selecting a document collection specified in the context file for searching, where the selection is based on the one or more respective context processed search queries;
obtaining respective context processed search results from the selected document collection responsive to the one or more respective context processed search queries;
ranking the respective context processed search results based in part on one or more ranking parameters specified in the context file, wherein the ranking parameters include one or more weights for adjusting scores associated with the context processed search results;
providing the ranked respective context processed search results to the client device from which the search query was received; and
wherein identifying, processing, obtaining and providing are performed by one or more computers.
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Abstract
A programmable search engine system is programmable by a variety of different entities, such as client devices and vertical content sites to customize search results for users. Context files store instructions for controlling the operations of the programmable search engine. The context files are processed by various context processors, which use the instructions therein to provide various pre-processing, post-processing, and search engine control operations.
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1. A computer-implemented method, the method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of different search queries, each search query being received from a client device in a plurality of client devices; identifying a context file associated with a third-party content provider; using one or more instructions in the context file to organize search results resulting from processing of each of the search queries, including; processing the search query to produce one or more respective context processed search queries, where the one or more respective context processed search queries are generated by revising the search query using the one or more instructions in the identified context file to produce the one or more respective context processed queries; selecting a document collection specified in the context file for searching, where the selection is based on the one or more respective context processed search queries; obtaining respective context processed search results from the selected document collection responsive to the one or more respective context processed search queries; ranking the respective context processed search results based in part on one or more ranking parameters specified in the context file, wherein the ranking parameters include one or more weights for adjusting scores associated with the context processed search results; providing the ranked respective context processed search results to the client device from which the search query was received; and wherein identifying, processing, obtaining and providing are performed by one or more computers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-readable medium having a computer program stored thereon comprising instructions that, when executed, operate to cause a computer to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a plurality of different search queries, each search query being received from a client device in a plurality of client devices; identifying a context file associated with a third-party content provider; using one or more instructions in the context file to organize search results resulting from processing of each of the search queries, including; processing the search query to produce one or more respective context processed search queries, where the one or more respective context processed search queries are generated by revising the search query using the one or more instructions in the identified context file to produce the one or more respective context processed queries; selecting a document collection specified in the context file for searching , where the selection is based on the one or more respective context processed search queries; obtaining respective context processed search results from the selected document collection responsive to the one or more respective context processed search queries; ranking the respective context processed search results based in part on one or more ranking parameters specified in the context file, wherein the ranking parameters include one or more weights for adjusting scores associated with the context processed search results; and providing the ranked respective context processed search results to the client device from which the search query was received. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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one or more computers; a computer-readable medium coupled to the one or more computers and having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising; receiving a plurality of different search queries, each search query being received from a client device in a plurality of client devices; identifying a context file associated with a third-party content provider; using one or more instructions in the context file to organize search results resulting from processing of each of the search queries, including; processing the search query input to produce one or more respective context processed search queries, where the one or more respective context processed search queries are generated by revising the search query using the one or more instructions in the identified context file to produce the one or more respective context processed queries; selecting a document collection specified in the context file for searching, where the selection is based on the one or more respective context processed search queries; obtaining respective context processed search results from the selected document collection responsive to the one or more respective context processed search queries; ranking the respective context processed search results based in part on one or more ranking parameters specified in the context file, wherein the ranking parameters include one or more weights for adjusting scores associated with the context processed search results; and providing the ranked respective context processed search results to the client device from which the search query was received. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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- 18. The system of 15 wherein the respective context processed search results are provided with one or more annotations specified in the context file.
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