System, method and service for ranking search results using a modular scoring system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7257577
APP PUB NO 20050262050A1
SERIAL NO

10841391

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A modular scoring system using rank aggregation merges search results into an ordered list of results using many different features of documents. The ranking functions of the present system can easily be customized to the needs of a particular corpus or collection of users such as an intranet. Rank aggregation is independent of the underlying score distributions between the different factors, and can be applied to merge any set of ranking functions. Rank aggregation holds the advantage of combining the influence of many different heuristic factors in a robust way to produce high-quality results for queries. The modular scoring system combines factors such as indegree, page ranking, URL length, proximity to the root server of an intranet, etc, to form a single ordering on web pages that closely obeys the individual orderings, but also mediates between the collective wisdom of individual heuristics.

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GOOGLE LLC1600 AMPHITHEATRE PARKWAY MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043

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Fagin, Ronald Los Gatos, CA 16 927
McCurley, Kevin Snow San Jose, CA 27 1008
Novak, Jasmine Mountain View, CA 11 367
Ravikumar, Shanmugasundram Cupertino, CA 1 189
Sivakumar, Dandapani Cupertino, CA 31 1117
Tomlin, John Anthony Sunnyvale, CA 21 964
Williamson, David Paul Ithaca, NY 1 121

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