Systems and methods for improving the ranking of news articles

• US 8,645,368 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2012
• Issued: 02/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Curtiss, Michael, Bharat, Krishna, Schmitt, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): PARDO, THUY N
• Application Number:
  US13/616,659
• Publication Number:
  US 20130159294A1
• Time in Patent Office: 508 Days
• Field of Search: 707/706, 707/727, 707/721, 707/741, 707/751
• US Class Current: 707/727
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2455 Query execution
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24575 using context
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24578 using ranking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems
• 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 16/9538 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99932 Access augmentation or optimizing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99937 Sorting
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99942 Manipulating data structure, e.g. compression, compaction, compilation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing

Abstract

A system ranks results. The system may receive a list of links. The system may identify a source with which each of the links is associated and rank the list of links based at least in part on a quality of the identified sources.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining, using one or more processors and based on receiving a search query, articles and respective scores;

identifying, using one or more processors, for an article of the articles, a source with which the article is associated;

determining, using one or more processors, a score for the source,

the score for the source being based on;

a metric that represents an evaluation, by one or more users, of the source, and

an amount of traffic associated with the source; and

adjusting, using one or more processors, the score of the article based on the score for the source.

2. The method of claim 1, where identifying the source includes identifying the source based on an address associated with the article.

3. The method of claim 1, where determining the score includes accessing a memory to determine the score for the source.

4. The method of claim 1, where the score for the source is further based on a length of time between an occurrence of an event and publication, by the source, of an article associated with the event.

5. The method of claim 1, where adjusting the score of the article includes:

determining, using the score for the source, a new score for the article associated with the source; and

adjusting the score of the article based on the determined new score.

6. The method of claim 1, where the score for the source is further based on an average length of an article associated with the source.

7. The method of claim 1, where the score of the source is further based on a writing style used by the source.

8. A system comprising:

one or more server devices to;

determine, based on receiving a search query, articles and respective scores;

identify, for an article of the articles, a source with which the article is associated;

determine a score for the source,

the score for the source being based on;

a metric that represents an evaluation, by one or more users, of the source, and

an amount of traffic associated with the source; and

adjust the score of the article based on the score for the source.

9. The system of claim 8, where, when identifying the source, the one or more server devices are further to identify the source based on an address associated with the article.

10. The system of claim 8, where, when determining the score, the one or more server devices are further to access a memory to determine the score for the source.

11. The system of claim 8, where the score for the source is further based on a length of time between an occurrence of an event and publication, by the source, of an article associated with the event.

12. The system of claim 8, where, when adjusting the score of the article, the one or more server devices are to:

determine, using the score for the source, a new score for the article associated with the source; and

adjust the score of the article based on the determined new score.

13. The system of claim 8, where the score for the source is further based on an average length of an article associated with the source.

14. The system of claim 8, where the score of the source is further based on a writing style used by the source.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions, the instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

determine, based on receiving a search query, articles and respective scores;

identify, for an article of the articles, a source with which the article is associated;

determine a score for the source,

the score for the source being based on;

a metric that represents an evaluation, by one or more users, of the source, and

an amount of traffic associated with the source; and

adjust the score of the article based on the score for the source.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, where the one or more instructions that cause the one or more processors to identify the source include one or more instructions that cause the one or more processors to identify the source based on an address associated with the article.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, where the one or more instructions that cause the one or more processors to determine the score include one or more instructions that cause the one or more processors to access a memory to determine the score for the source.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, where the score for the source is further based on a length of time between an occurrence of an event and publication, by the source, of an article associated with the event.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, where the one or more instructions that cause the one or more processors to adjust the score of the article include:

one or more instructions that cause the one or more processors to;

determine, using the score for the source, a new score for the article associated with the source; and

adjust the score of the article based on the determined new score.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, where the score for the source is further based on an average length of an article associated with the source.