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Methods and apparatus for employing usage statistics in document retrieval

  • US 8,352,452 B2
  • Filed: 03/09/2012
  • Issued: 01/08/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

  • receiving, by a computer, data identifying a plurality of documents determined to be responsive to a search query, the data including a first score for each document that is based on one or more of link information and query information, the link information describing a link relationship between the document and other documents, and the query information describing the relevance of document to the query;

    accessing, by the computer, usage information associated with the plurality of documents, the usage information including, for each document, a frequency of visit value based on a number of times the document was visited during a time period and a separate visit value based on a number of separate visitors to the document;

    determining, by the computer, for each document, a usage score from the frequency of visit value and the separate visit value associated with the document; and

    determining, by the computer and for each document, a total score for the document that is based on the usage score for the document and the first score for each document; and

    determining, by the computer, an organization for the documents based on the total scores for the documents.

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