Information retrieval systems, methods, and software with content-relevancy enhancements
First Claim
1. An information retrieval system, the system comprising:
- at least one database storing a plurality of documents;
a data structure caching a uniform resource locator for a document predefined to be relevant to at least a portion of a taxonomy; and
a server coupled to the at least one database and the data structure, the server configured to;
select the taxonomy for a query received from an application presented by a client access device based on provenance of the application;
process the query against the at least one database using at least one content-based search engine to generate a search result that identifies at least one document relevant to the query according to a ranking order;
extract the uniform resource locator for the document predefined to be relevant from the search result if the uniform resource locator exists in the search result;
associate at a position of the ranking order in the search result the uniform resource locator for the document predefined to be relevant to the at least a portion of the selected taxonomy; and
return the search result with the associated uniform resource locator for the document predefined to be relevant to the client access device.
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Abstract
The present inventors devised, among other things, systems, methods, and software for enhancing the relevancy of content presented to users in response to queries in an online information retrieval system. One exemplary system refines a user input query by making suggestions of alternatives queries. A switchboard module converts the refined query, administers one or more searches, and collects search results from one or more search engines based on the refined query. And, a post-processor module refines the collected search results by, for example, modifying the order of the results, removing inappropriate or undesirable content from the results, and/or applying historical performance analysis, based for example on social feedback.
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18 Claims
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1. An information retrieval system, the system comprising:
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at least one database storing a plurality of documents; a data structure caching a uniform resource locator for a document predefined to be relevant to at least a portion of a taxonomy; and a server coupled to the at least one database and the data structure, the server configured to; select the taxonomy for a query received from an application presented by a client access device based on provenance of the application; process the query against the at least one database using at least one content-based search engine to generate a search result that identifies at least one document relevant to the query according to a ranking order; extract the uniform resource locator for the document predefined to be relevant from the search result if the uniform resource locator exists in the search result; associate at a position of the ranking order in the search result the uniform resource locator for the document predefined to be relevant to the at least a portion of the selected taxonomy; and return the search result with the associated uniform resource locator for the document predefined to be relevant to the client access device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented method of retrieving documents, the method comprising:
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caching in a data structure a uniform resource locator for a document predefined to be relevant to at least a portion of a taxonomy; selecting by a server the taxonomy for a query received from an application presented by a client access device based on provenance of the application; processing the query against at least one database storing documents using at least one content-based search engine to generate a search result that identifies at least one document relevant to the query according to a ranking order; extracting the uniform resource locator for the document predefined to be relevant from the search result if the uniform resource locator exists in the search result; associating at a position of the ranking order in the search result the uniform resource locator for the document predefined to be relevant to the at least a portion of the taxonomy; and returning the search result with the associated uniform resource locator for the document predefined to be relevant to the client access device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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