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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2003
Arkady Borkovsky, San Francisco, CA (US);
Chad Carson, Redwood City, CA (US);
Marco Zagha, Belmont, CA (US);
Arkady Borkovsky, San Francisco, CA (US);
Chad Carson, Redwood City, CA (US);
Marco Zagha, Belmont, CA (US);
Yahoo! Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for suggesting an alternative spelling for a search query is provided. A request to search for files that match the search query is received. The alternative spelling is selected based on a set of factors. According to one aspect, the set of factors includes how frequently the alternative spelling occurs in a plurality of files. According to one aspect, the set of factors includes how frequently the alternative spelling occurs in one or more previously received requests to search for files.