Listings optimization using a plurality of data sources
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a query in response to the query, constructing a composite search result that includes search result candidates from a plurality of candidate sources;
wherein the step of constructing includes determining an amount of search results of each of said search result candidates based on at least a plurality of estimated attribute values of said composite search result;
wherein each of said plurality of attribute values is a value that represents a measure of an attribute of the composite search result; and
providing said composite search result as an answer to said query.
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Abstract
A system is provided for allocating combinations of search results, types of space, and/or other information from different sources (e.g., search engines) in which a type of space, search results, and/or other information from at least one source or type or from each source or type, for example, are optimized to obtain an optimum commercial value. Using the example of a search, a commercial metric and a user satisfaction metric are established for search terms and used in the optimization process. In calculating the commercial value and the user satisfaction value for a set of search results, the weight given to the commercial value and the user satisfaction value of a search result is different depending on its source. Optionally, keeping the user satisfaction value above a certain threshold is treated as a constraint while optimizing the commercial value. Alternatively, a tradeoff may be allowed between the minimum threshold for the user satisfaction and a better commercial value. For example, a commercial value may be associated with the commercial metric and quality metric so that the total commercial value may be calculated and optimized.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a query in response to the query, constructing a composite search result that includes search result candidates from a plurality of candidate sources;
wherein the step of constructing includes determining an amount of search results of each of said search result candidates based on at least a plurality of estimated attribute values of said composite search result;
wherein each of said plurality of attribute values is a value that represents a measure of an attribute of the composite search result; and
providing said composite search result as an answer to said query. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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21. A method comprising:
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receiving a query;
in response to the query, determining an estimated user satisfaction value for a composite search result, wherein the composite search result includes search results selected from a plurality of search result candidates from a plurality of candidate sources and the user satisfaction value is based on search results selected from at least two of the plurality of search result candidates; and
providing an answer to the query including the composite search results. - View Dependent Claims (22, 43, 44)
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