Modifying search result ranking based on corpus search statistics
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- determining a first measure of a first corpus for a search query as a count of times the search query was submitted to search the first corpus in view of a count of times other queries were submitted to search the first corpus;
determining a second measure of a second corpus for the search query as a count of times the search query was submitted to search the second corpus in view of a count of times other queries were submitted to search the second corpus;
determining a click measure based on a count of selections of first corpus search results for the search query relative to a count of selections of second corpus search results for the search query;
determining a measure of relative relevance of the first corpus and the second corpus for the search query based on the first measure, the second measure and the click measure; and
providing the measure of relative relevance to a ranking engine for ranking of search results for a search corresponding to the search query.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for ranking search results of a search query using corpus search statistics. In one aspect, a method includes determining a first relevance of a first corpus to a search query, determining a second relevance of a second corpus to the search query, determining a measure of relative relevance of the first corpus and the second corpus to the search query, and providing the measure of relative relevance to a ranking engine for ranking of search results for a new search corresponding to the search query.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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determining a first measure of a first corpus for a search query as a count of times the search query was submitted to search the first corpus in view of a count of times other queries were submitted to search the first corpus; determining a second measure of a second corpus for the search query as a count of times the search query was submitted to search the second corpus in view of a count of times other queries were submitted to search the second corpus; determining a click measure based on a count of selections of first corpus search results for the search query relative to a count of selections of second corpus search results for the search query; determining a measure of relative relevance of the first corpus and the second corpus for the search query based on the first measure, the second measure and the click measure; and providing the measure of relative relevance to a ranking engine for ranking of search results for a search corresponding to the search query. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a storage device having instructions stored thereon; and data processing apparatus operable to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising; determining a first measure of a first corpus for a search query as a count of times the search query was submitted to search the first corpus in view of a count of times other queries were submitted to search the first corpus; determining a second measure of a second corpus for the search query as a count of times the search query was submitted to search the second corpus in view of a count of times other queries were submitted to search the second corpus; determining a click measure based on a count of selections of first corpus search results for the search query relative to a count of selections of second corpus search results for the search query; determining a measure of relative relevance of the first corpus and the second corpus for the search query based on the first measure, the second measure and the click measure; and providing the measure of relative relevance to a ranking engine for ranking of search results for a search corresponding to the search query. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A storage device having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by data processing apparatus, cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:
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determining a first measure of a first corpus for a search query as a count of times the search query was submitted to search the first corpus in view of a count of times other queries were submitted to search the first corpus; determining a second measure of a second corpus for the search query as a count of times the search query was submitted to search the second corpus in view of a count of times other queries were submitted to search the second corpus; determining a click measure based on a count of selections of first corpus search results for the search query relative to a count of selections of second corpus search results for the search query; determining a measure of relative relevance of the first corpus and the second corpus for the search query based on the first measure, the second measure and the click measure; and providing the measure of relative relevance to a ranking engine for ranking of search results for a search corresponding to the search query. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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