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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2006
Hua Chen, Beijing, CN;
Zaiqing Nie, Beijing, CN;
Yue Liu, Issaquah, WA (US);
Qiang Wu, Sammamish, WA (US);
Wei-ying MA, Beijing, CN;
Hua Chen, Beijing, CN;
Zaiqing Nie, Beijing, CN;
Yue Liu, Issaquah, WA (US);
Qiang Wu, Sammamish, WA (US);
Wei-Ying Ma, Beijing, CN;
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Search results are ranked by applying sub-relevancies within a search result list. This permits search result lists to be further refined into more manageable relevant groupings from a user's perspective. The sub-relevancies or 'group-by' parameters are derived from search result attributes. Attribute values from the attributes are employed in a ranking scheme to group the search results based on attribute value relevancy. The grouped search results can then be displayed to users via a search result page. In one instance users can select which attribute value is used to group the search result list. Ranking processes are based on object ranking algorithms that consider each attribute value as an object type. Some instances provide for search result list group condensing based on relevancy of the attribute values as well. A top-k instance can be employed to limit the search results to control the amount of time required for processing groupings.