Systems and methods for sorting search results

• US 8,463,778 B2
• Filed: 03/18/2011
• Issued: 06/11/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Tuttle, Timothy D., Beguelin, Adam L., Kocks, Peter F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Beausoliel, Jr., Robert
• Assistant Examiner(s): Rayyan, Susan F
• Application Number:
  US13/051,454
• Publication Number:
  US 20110173212A1
• Time in Patent Office: 816 Days
• Field of Search: 707999001-999003, 707/999.01, 707/999.107, 707705-706, 707/723, 707/727, 707/748
• US Class Current: 707/727
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24578 using ranking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/284 Relational databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/338 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/438 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/735 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/738 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/783 using metadata automatically derived from the content
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9536 Search customisation based on social or collaborative filtering
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/914 Video
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99931 Database or file accessing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99937 Sorting

Abstract

A computer-implemented method is provided for ranking files from an Internet search. In one embodiment, the method comprises sorting search result items based on a first clickthru popularity and a second clickthru popularity. The first clickthru popularity may be derived from clickthrus that occurred during a first time period. The second clickthru popularity may be derived from clickthrus that occurred during a second time period that is different from the first time period.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a computer having programming code that, when executed by the computer, causes the computer to perform a method comprising;

sorting search result items based on a first clickthru popularity for each search result item and a second clickthru popularity for each search result item;

the first clickthru popularity for each search result item being derived from a first number of clickthrus for the search result item that occurred during a first time period; and

the second clickthru popularity for each search result item being derived from a second number of clickthrus for the search result item that occurred during a second time period that is different from the first time period.

2. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the first clickthru popularity for each search result item is further derived from a first weight that is applied to the first number of clickthrus for the search result item that occurred during the first time period;

and

wherein the second clickthru popularity for each search result item is further derived from a second weight that is applied to the second number of clickthrus for the search result item that occurred during the second time period, the second weight being different from the first weight.

3. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the first time period is about an hour long;

and wherein the second time period is about a day long.

4. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the first time period is about a minute long;

and wherein the second time period is about a day long.

5. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the first time period is about a minute long;

and wherein the second time period is about an hour long.

6. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the first time period is smaller than the second time period.

7. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the first time period at least partially overlaps with the second time period.

8. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the first time period occurs completely within the second time period.

9. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the first time period does not overlap with the second time period.

10. A method comprising:

by a computer;

sorting search result items based on a first clickthru popularity for each search result item and a second clickthru popularity for each search result item;

the first clickthru popularity for each search result item being derived from a first number of clickthrus for the search result item that occurred during a first time period;

the second clickthru popularity for each search result item being derived from a second number of clickthrus for the search result item that occurred during a second time period that is different from the first time period.

11. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein the first clickthru popularity for each search result item is further derived from a first weight that is applied to the first number of clickthrus for the search result item that occurred during the first time period;

and

wherein the second clickthru popularity for each search result item is further derived from a second weight that is applied to the second number of clickthrus for the search result item that occurred during the second time period, the second weight being different from the first weight.

12. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein the first time period is about an hour long;

and wherein the second time period is about a day long.

13. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein the first time period is about a minute long;

and wherein the second time period is about a day long.

14. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein the first time period is about a minute long;

and wherein the second time period is about an hour long.

15. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein the first time period is smaller than the second time period.

16. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein the first time period at least partially overlaps with the second time period.

17. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein the first time period occurs completely within the second time period.

18. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein the first time period does not overlap with the second time period.

19. A computer having programing code that, when executed by the computer, causes the computer to perform a method comprising:

sorting search result items based on a first clickthru popularity for each search result item and a second clickthru popularity for each search result item;

the first clickthru popularity for each search result item being derived from a first number of clickthrus for the search result item that occurred during a first time period; and

the second clickthru popularity for each search result item being derived from a second number of clickthrus for the search result item that occurred during a second time period that is different from the first time period.

20. The computer as recited in claim 19, wherein the first time period occurs completely within the second time period.