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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2012
John E. Bryant, Berkeley, CA (US);
John E. Bryant, Berkeley, CA (US);
IAC Search & Media, Inc., Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention further provides a method and system for providing results in response to queries. A challenge keyword is transmitted to a remote search engine computer system and a reference result is received from the search engine computer system. A reference score is calculated based on the reference search result. The challenge keyword in entered into at least a first engine and a challenge result is received from the first engine. A challenge answer score is calculated based on the challenge result. A challenge reference score for the first engine based on a comparison of the challenge answer score for the first engine with the reference score, and published for further analysis.