System and method for determining an authority rank for real time searching

• US 9,953,083 B2
• Filed: 02/16/2010
• Issued: 04/24/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: R2 Solutions LLC (Acacia Research Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Excalibur IP, LLC (Acacia Research Corporation)
• Inventors: Singh, Vik
• Primary Examiner(s): Waldron, Scott A
• Assistant Examiner(s): LODHI, ANDALIB FT
• Application Number:
  US12/706,349
• Publication Number:
  US 20110202513A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,989 Days
• Field of Search: 707706, 707729, 707736, 707769
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/332 Query formulation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation

Abstract

The present invention is directed towards a method and system for processing a real time increase in search requests for a common event. The method and system includes detecting an activity spike in user search request activity based on monitoring of user search requests over a defined period of time and determining source locations associated with the activity spike based on user search result activities. The method and system further includes associating the source locations with the user search request and thereupon applying a machine-learning model to determine a plurality of common features operative to cause the activity spike, including determining associations between the source locations and the activity spike.

Claims

1. A method implemented on a machine having at least one processor, storage, and a communication platform connected to a network for processing an activity spike in search requests for a common event, the method comprising:

detecting an activity spike in user search request activity for one or more search terms associated with an event at an online search engine based on one or more user search requests monitored over a period of time, wherein;

a first plurality of online source locations correspond to a source of the activity spike; and

the first plurality of online source locations include information related to the one or more search terms;

applying a machine learning model to determine a real-time authority rank among the first plurality of online source locations associated with the activity spike, wherein the real-time authority rank quantifies a degree of veracity and trustworthiness of the information from each of the first plurality of online source locations and is determined based on each online source location of the first plurality of online source locations;

receiving a search request related to the one or more search terms;

generating, in response to the search request, a second plurality of search results wherein at least one search result corresponds to at least one of the first plurality of online source locations;

generating ranked search results by ranking the second plurality of search results based on the real-time authority rank for the at least some of the online source locations; and

providing the ranked search results in response to the search request.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining a third plurality of fresh web content for the online search engine; and

measuring a real-time authority for the fresh web content using the machine-learning model.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

adjusting a reliability factor for the third plurality of fresh web content based on the real-time authority.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein adjusting the reliability factor based on the real-time authority is performed instead of at least one of a link flux calculation and a page rank adjustment.

5. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

determining the one or more search terms of the user search requests associated with the activity spike; and

determining a fourth plurality of additional content sources associated with the one or more search terms.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

ranking the fourth plurality of additional content sources based on the real-time authority.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

determining an additional processing capacity in the search engine caused by the activity spike; and

allocating available processing capacity of the search engine proportional to the additional processing capacity.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the first plurality of online source locations is stored and referenced by at least one of:

the one or more search terms and the one or more search requests.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the real-time authority rank for each online source location of the first plurality of online source locations is further determined based on whether each online source location is associated with an illegal stock manipulation scheme.

10. A system having at least one processor and storage for processing an activity spike in search requests for a common event, the system comprising:

a computer readable medium having executable instructions stored therein; and

a processing device, in response to the executable instructions, operative to;

detect an activity spike in user search request activity for one or more search terms associated with an event at an online search engine based on one or more user search requests monitored over a period of time involving, wherein;

a plurality of online source locations correspond to a source of the activity spike and the first plurality of online source locations include information related to the one or more search terms;

apply a machine learning model to determine a real-time authority rank among the first plurality online source locations associated with the activity spike, wherein the real-time authority rank quantifies a degree of veracity and trustworthiness of the information from each of the first plurality online source locations and is determined based on each online source location of the first plurality of online source locations;

receive a search request related to the one or more search terms;

generate, in response to the search request, a second plurality of search results wherein at least one search result corresponds to at least one of the first plurality of online source locations;

generate ranked search results by ranking the second plurality of search results based on the real-time authority rank for the at least some of the online source locations; and

provide the ranked search results in response to the search request.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the processing device is further operative to:

determine a third plurality of fresh web content for the online search engine; and

measure a real-time authority for the fresh web content using the machine-learning model.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the processing device is further operative to:

adjust a reliability factor for the third plurality of fresh web content based on the real-time authority.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the reliability factor being adjusted based on the real-time authority is performed instead of at least one of a link flux calculation and a page rank adjustment.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the processing device is further operative to:

determine the one or more search terms of the user search requests associated with the activity spike; and

determine a fourth plurality of additional content sources associated with the one or more search terms.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the processing device is further operative to:

rank the fourth plurality of additional content sources based on the real-time authority.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the processing device is further operative to:

determine an additional processing capacity in the search engine caused by the activity spike; and

allocate available processing capacity of the search engine proportional to the additional processing capacity.

17. A machine readable non-transitory medium comprising first information for processing an activity spike in search requests for a common event, wherein the first information, when read by the machine, causes the machine to perform the following:

detecting an activity spike in user search request activity for one or more search terms associated with an event at an online search engine based on one or more user search requests monitored over a period of time, wherein;

a first plurality of online source locations correspond to a source of the activity spike and the first plurality of online source locations include information related to the one or more search terms;

applying a machine learning model to determine a real-time authority rank among the first plurality of online source locations associated with the activity spike, wherein the real-time authority rank quantifies a degree of veracity and trustworthiness of the information from each of the first plurality of online source locations and is determined based on each online source location of the first plurality of online source locations;

receiving a search request related to the one or more search terms;

generating, in response to the search request, a second plurality of search results wherein at least one search result corresponds to at least one of the first plurality of online source locations;

generating ranked search results by ranking the second plurality of search results based on the real-time authority rank for the at least some of the online source locations; and

providing the ranked search results in response to the search request.

18. The medium of claim 17, wherein the first information, when read by the machine, further causes the machine to perform the following:

determining a third plurality of fresh web content for the online search engine; and

measuring a real-time authority for the fresh web content using the machine-learning model.

19. The medium of claim 18, wherein the first information, when read by the machine, further causes the machine to perform the following:

adjusting a reliability factor for the third plurality of fresh web content based on the real-time authority.

20. The medium of claim 19, wherein adjusting the reliability factor based on the real-time authority is performed instead of at least one of a link flux calculation and a page rank adjustment.

21. The medium of claim 18, wherein the first information, when read by the machine, further causes the machine to perform the following:

determining the one or more search terms of the user search requests associated with the activity spike; and

determining a fourth plurality of additional content sources associated with the one or more search terms.

22. The medium of claim 21, wherein the first information, when read by the machine, further causes the machine to perform the following:

ranking the fourth plurality of additional content sources based on the real-time authority.

23. The medium of claim 22, wherein the first information, when read by the machine, further causes the machine to perform the following:

determining an additional processing capacity in the search engine caused by the activity spike; and

allocating available processing capacity of the search engine proportional to the additional processing capacity.