Systems and methods for scoring documents

• US 8,762,225 B1
• Filed: 06/02/2011
• Issued: 06/24/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Dean, Jeffrey A., Guha, Angshuman, O'Sullivan, Joseph Kieran, Smith, Adam M., Baptist, Lauren, Davies, Scott
• Primary Examiner(s): Misiaszek, Michael
• Application Number:
  US13/152,107
• Time in Patent Office: 1,118 Days
• Field of Search: 705 261- 272
• US Class Current: 705/26.64
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems

Abstract

A system generates a score for a document based on best seller list information relating to the document, circulation information relating to the document, publisher sales information relating to a publisher associated with the document, author sales information relating to an author associated with the document, user behavior information relating to access of the document by users, and/or a link-based score of a web document relating to the document.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

one or more processors to;

receive a search query that includes a search term;

identify a first document related to the search term;

determine a first score for the first document based on a factor related to the search term;

determine that the first document corresponds to a book that has appeared in a best seller list,

the best seller list including a list of books that have been purchased a greater number of times than other books in a particular time period;

determine a location from which the search query is received;

determine a second score for the first document based on the first document corresponding to a book that has appeared in a best seller list in the location from which the search query is received,

the second score being higher than a particular score based on the first document corresponding to the book that has appeared in the best seller list in the location from which the search query is received,

the particular score being for a second document that appears on another best seller list in another location that does not match the location from which the search query is received;

generate a combined score for the first document based on the first score and the second score; and

provide information associated with the first document as a search result based on the generated combined score.

2. The system of claim 1, where, when determining the second score for the first document, the one or more processors are further to:

assign the second score to the first document that is higher than a second score assigned to a third document based on the first document corresponding to the book that has appeared in the best seller list and the third document corresponding to a book that has never appeared in a best seller list.

3. The system of claim 1, where, when determining the second score for the first document, the one or more processors are further to:

assign the second score to the first document that is higher than a second score assigned to a third document based on the first document corresponding to the book that has appeared higher in the best seller list than a book corresponding to the third document.

18. The system of claim 1, where the second score is further based on circulation information that relates to a number of copies of the document that have been sold.

19. The system of claim 1, where the second score is further based on access information that relates to at least one of a number of times that the book was accessed by users.

20. The system of claim 1, where the second score is further based on author sales information that relates to a number of documents that an author of the document has sold.

4. A method comprising:

receiving, by one or more devices, a search query that includes a search term;

determining, by the one or more devices, a location from which the search query is received;

identifying, by the one or more devices, a print document related to the search term;

determining, by the one or more devices, a first score for the print document based on a factor related to the search term;

determining, by the one or more devices, that the print document has appeared on a best seller list in the location from which the search query is received;

determining, by the one or more devices, a second score for the print document based on the print document appearing on the best seller list in the location from which the search query is received,

the best seller list including a list of print documents that have been purchased a greater number of times than other print documents in a particular time period;

generating, by the one or more devices, a score for the print document based on the first score and the second score; and

providing, by the one or more devices, information associated with the print document as a search result based on the generated score.

5. The method of claim 4, where the factor related to the search term includes at least one of:

a number of occurrences of the search term within the print document,

a location of the search term within the print document, or

a characteristic of the search term within the print document.

6. The method of claim 4, where the second score is further based on at least one of:

circulation information relating to the print document, publisher sales information relating to a publisher associated with the print document, author sales information relating to an author associated with the print document, information relating to accesses associated with the print document, or a link-based score of a web document relating to the print document.

7. The method of claim 4, where the second score is further based on circulation information that relates to a number of copies of the print document that have been sold.

8. The method of claim 4, where the second score is further based on publisher sales information that relates to a number of print documents that a publisher of the print document has sold.

10. The method of claim 4, where the second score is further based on information that relates to at least one of a number of times that the print document was accessed or an amount of time spent accessing the print document.

9. The method of 4, where the second score is further based on author sales information that relates to a number of print documents that an author of the print document has sold.

11. A system comprising:

one or more processors to;

receive a search term;

determine a location from which the search query is received;

perform a search to locate a book related to the search term;

determine a first score for the book based on a factor related to the search term;

determine a second score for the book based on the location from which the search query is received, and a best seller list,

the second score being higher when the best seller list includes the book and is for a location that matches the location from which the search query is received than when the best seller list is for a location that is different from the location from which the search query is received;

assign a score to the book based on a combination of the first score and the second score; and

provide the book as a search result based on the assigned score.

12. The system of claim 11, where the factor related to the search term includes at least one of:

a number of occurrences of the search term within the book,

a location of the search term within the book, or

a characteristic of the search term within the book.

13. The system of claim 11, where the second score is further based on at least one of:

access information relating to accesses associated with the book by users, or

a link-based score of a web document relating to the book.

14. The system of claim 11, where the second score is further based on circulation information that relates to a number of copies of the book that have been sold.

15. The system of claim 11, where the second score is further based on publisher sales information that relates to a number of books that the publisher has sold.

16. The system of claim 11, where the second score is further based on author sales information that relates to a number of books that the author has sold.

17. The system of claim 11, where the second score is further based on access information that relates to at least one of a number of times that the book was accessed by users.