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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
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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.

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