Search engine that applies feedback from users to improve search results
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1. A method of presenting documents to a user, comprising:
- a. assigning relevance scores to a plurality of the documents, by a computer programmed to compute relevance scores based on a relevance model using one or more user input events, wherein at least one of the one or more user input events is an active selection of a user input feature about at least one document and is received outside a context of a presentation of search results of a search, the one or more user input events comprising input about the at least one document from at least one user; and
b. presenting the documents to the user according to the relevance scores.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to methods of and systems for ranking results returned by a search engine. A method in accordance with the invention comprises determining a formula having variables and parameters, wherein the formula is for computing a relevance score for a document and a search query; and ranking the document based on the relevance score. Preferably, determining the formula comprises tuning the parameters based on user input. Preferably, the parameters are determined using a machine learning technique, such as one that includes a form of statistical classification.
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1. A method of presenting documents to a user, comprising:
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a. assigning relevance scores to a plurality of the documents, by a computer programmed to compute relevance scores based on a relevance model using one or more user input events, wherein at least one of the one or more user input events is an active selection of a user input feature about at least one document and is received outside a context of a presentation of search results of a search, the one or more user input events comprising input about the at least one document from at least one user; and b. presenting the documents to the user according to the relevance scores. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 44)
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38. A system for incorporating input to improve the relevance of documents presented to a user, the system comprising:
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a computing device comprising a processor coupled to a computer-readable storage medium having processor-executable instructions that configure the computing device to; a. receive input about at least one document by at least one user, wherein the input is received outside a context of a presentation of a search results of a search; b. assign a relevance score to each of the documents according to a relevance model, using the input; and c. present the documents and the input to the user according to the relevance scores of the documents, wherein the documents and the input about the at least one document are different. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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