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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
May. 21, 2008
Amit Aggarwal, Redmond, WA (US);
Nitin Agrawal, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael Maxwell Cameron, Redmond, WA (US);
Nicholas Eric Craswell, Cambridge, GB;
Nikhil Bharat Dandekar, Bellevue, WA (US);
Tabreez Govani, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Hugh Evan Williams, Redmond, WA (US);
Amit Aggarwal, Redmond, WA (US);
Nitin Agrawal, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael Maxwell Cameron, Redmond, WA (US);
Nicholas Eric Craswell, Cambridge, GB;
Nikhil Bharat Dandekar, Bellevue, WA (US);
Tabreez Govani, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Hugh Evan Williams, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A computer system, method, and media for associating locations with ranked websites are provided. The computer system includes a search engine, a log database, and a location database that are employed to respond to search requests from users by returning appropriately ranked websites to the user. The websites are ranked using the location of the website and the location of the user to select websites to receive high ranks. Additionally, the search engine includes a correction feature that reevaluates locations for a website or user when a large number of obtained locations suggest a different location than a currently associated location for the website or the user.