Method and system for active ranking of browser search engine results
First Claim
1. A computer method of processing a search query result, the computer method comprising:
- identifying a plurality of result pages in response to a search query submitted from a computing device that is associated with a subscriber, wherein the search query is directed to a collection of pages;
determining a relevancy ranking for each of the result pages in accordance with a parameter set that includes metrics relating to the search query itself and also includes metrics unique to the subscriber associated with the computing device, and includes metrics related to the computing device from which the search query was submitted, wherein each of the parameter set metrics, when applied to the result pages, provides a re-ordering of the result pages, wherein the parameter set metrics are applied according to a tunable priority received from an administrative console input, and the determined relevancy ranking comprises a single merged ordering of the respective re-orderings; and
providing the result pages in accordance with the determined relevancy ranking;
wherein the administrative console input specifies parameter set processing for a plurality of ranking operations, and the administrative console input is used to select or deselect each of the ranking operations and specify an order of operation for the selected ranking operations, wherein determining a relevancy ranking includes;
associating each result page with a relevancy ranking value; and
ordering the plurality of result pages in accordance with the associated relevancy ranking values of the result pages; and
wherein the relevancy ranking value is adjusted with a tunable parameter value, and wherein the relevancy ranking value AR is calculated according to
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Abstract
A computer system and method a computer system and method for processing a search query result includes identifying a plurality of result pages in response to a search query submitted from a computing device directed to a collection of pages, determining a relevancy ranking of the result pages in accordance with a multiple dimension parameter set that includes metrics relating to the search query itself and also includes metrics unique to a subscriber associated with the search query, and providing the result pages in accordance with the determined relevancy ranking. This provides an active ranking process for the search results before they are provided to a user.
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36 Claims
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1. A computer method of processing a search query result, the computer method comprising:
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identifying a plurality of result pages in response to a search query submitted from a computing device that is associated with a subscriber, wherein the search query is directed to a collection of pages; determining a relevancy ranking for each of the result pages in accordance with a parameter set that includes metrics relating to the search query itself and also includes metrics unique to the subscriber associated with the computing device, and includes metrics related to the computing device from which the search query was submitted, wherein each of the parameter set metrics, when applied to the result pages, provides a re-ordering of the result pages, wherein the parameter set metrics are applied according to a tunable priority received from an administrative console input, and the determined relevancy ranking comprises a single merged ordering of the respective re-orderings; and providing the result pages in accordance with the determined relevancy ranking; wherein the administrative console input specifies parameter set processing for a plurality of ranking operations, and the administrative console input is used to select or deselect each of the ranking operations and specify an order of operation for the selected ranking operations, wherein determining a relevancy ranking includes; associating each result page with a relevancy ranking value; and ordering the plurality of result pages in accordance with the associated relevancy ranking values of the result pages; and wherein the relevancy ranking value is adjusted with a tunable parameter value, and wherein the relevancy ranking value AR is calculated according to - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer system that processes a search query result, the computer system comprising:
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a network interface for communicating with a network through which access to a collection of pages is obtained, a processor that identifies a plurality of result pages in response to a search query submitted from a computing device that is associated with a subscriber, wherein the search query is directed to the collection of pages, determines a relevancy ranking for each of the result pages in accordance with a parameter set that includes metrics relating to the search query itself and also includes metrics unique to the subscriber associated with the computing device, and includes metrics related to the computing device from which the search query was submitted, wherein each of the parameter set metrics, when applied to the result pages, provides a re-ordering of the result pages, wherein the parameter set metrics are applied according to a tunable priority received from an administrative console input, and the determined relevancy ranking comprises a single merged ordering of the respective re-orderings and provides result pages in accordance with the determined relevancy ranking; wherein the administrative console input specifies parameter set processing for a plurality of ranking operations, and the administrative console input is used to select or deselect each of the ranking operations and specify an order of operation for the selected ranking operations, wherein determining a relevancy ranking includes; associating each result page with a relevancy ranking value; and ordering the plurality of result pages in accordance with the associated relevancy ranking values of the result pages; and wherein the relevancy ranking value is adjusted with a tunable parameter value, and wherein the relevancy ranking value AR is calculated according to - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer program product for use in a computer system that executes program steps recorded in a non-transitory computer-readable media to perform a method for processing a search query result, the program product comprising:
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a non-transitory recordable media; a program of computer-readable instructions recorded in the media and executable by the computer system to perform operations comprising; identifying a plurality of result pages in response to a search query submitted from a computing device that is associated with a subscriber, wherein the search query is directed to a collection of pages; determining a relevancy ranking for each of the result pages in accordance with a parameter set that includes metrics relating to the search query itself and also includes metrics unique to the subscriber associated with the computing device, and includes metrics related to the computing device from which the search query was submitted, wherein each of the parameter set metrics, when applied to the result pages, provides a re-ordering of the result pages, wherein the parameter set metrics are applied according to a tunable priority received from an administrative console input, and the determined relevancy ranking comprises a single merged ordering of the respective re-orderings; and providing the result pages in accordance with t determined relevancy ranking; wherein the administrative console input specifies parameter set processing for a plurality of ranking operations, and the administrative console input is used to select or deselect each of the ranking operations and specify an order of operation for the selected ranking operations, wherein determining a relevancy ranking includes; associating each result page with a relevancy ranking value; and ordering the plurality of result pages in accordance with the associated relevancy ranking values of the result pa yes; and wherein the relevancy ranking value is adjusted with a tunable parameter value, wherein the relevancy ranking value AR is calculated according to - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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