Determining a geographic location relevant to a web page
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1. A method of determining a geographic location most relevant to a web page, the method comprising:
- computing, by one or more processors, a geographic location score for each geographic location, of a plurality of geographic locations, and for each word, of a plurality of words, in a web page, the geographic location score for a geographic location and word estimating a relevance of the word to the geographic location;
generating, by one or more processors, a total geographic location score for each geographic location of the plurality of geographic locations, the total geographic location score for a geographic location being derived from the geographic location scores for the geographic location; and
selecting, by one or more processors, a geographic location from the plurality of geographic locations as the geographic location most relevant to the web page based on the total geographic location scores.
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One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates searching through content which is accessible though web-based forms. During operation, the system receives a query containing keywords. Next, the system analyzes the query to create a structured query. The system then performs a lookup based on the structured query in a database containing entries describing the web-based forms. Next, the system ranks forms returned by the lookup, and uses the rankings and associated database entries to facilitate a search through content which is accessible through the forms.
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1. A method of determining a geographic location most relevant to a web page, the method comprising:
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computing, by one or more processors, a geographic location score for each geographic location, of a plurality of geographic locations, and for each word, of a plurality of words, in a web page, the geographic location score for a geographic location and word estimating a relevance of the word to the geographic location; generating, by one or more processors, a total geographic location score for each geographic location of the plurality of geographic locations, the total geographic location score for a geographic location being derived from the geographic location scores for the geographic location; and selecting, by one or more processors, a geographic location from the plurality of geographic locations as the geographic location most relevant to the web page based on the total geographic location scores. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
one or more computers and one or more storage devices storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to; compute a geographic location score for each geographic location, of a plurality of geographic locations, and for each word of a plurality of words in a web page, the computed geographic location score for a geographic location and word estimating a relevance of the word to the geographic location; generate a total geographic location score for each geographic location of the plurality of geographic locations, the total geographic location score for a geographic location being derived from the geographic location scores for the geographic location; and select a geographic location from the plurality of geographic locations as a geographic location most relevant to the web page based on the total geographic location scores. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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