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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2006
Charles C. Carson, Jr., Cupertino, CA (US);
Devika Chawia, Dublin, CA (US);
James B. Harvey, Mountain View, CA (US);
Matvey Nemenman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mohit Sabharwal, Mountain View, CA (US);
Marco J. Zagha, Belmont, CA (US);
Charles C. Carson, Jr., Cupertino, CA (US);
Devika Chawia, Dublin, CA (US);
James B. Harvey, Mountain View, CA (US);
Matvey Nemenman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mohit Sabharwal, Mountain View, CA (US);
Marco J. Zagha, Belmont, CA (US);
Yahoo! Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A system is disclosed for generating a search result list in response to a search request from a searcher using a computer network. A first database is maintained that includes a first plurality of search listings. A second database is maintained that includes documents having general web content. A search request is received from the searcher. A first set of search listings is identified from the first database having documents generating a match with the search request and a second set of search listings is identified from the second database having documents generating a match with the search request. A confidence score is determined for each listing from the first set of search listings wherein the confidence score is determined in accordance with a relevance of each listing when compared to the listings of the second set of search listings. The identified search listings from the first set of search listing are ordered in accordance, at least in part, with the confidence score for each search listing.