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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
May. 17, 2012
Henrik C. Stewenius, Zürich, CH;
Henrik C. Stewenius, Zürich, CH;
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for selecting image search results. In one aspect, a method includes receiving image search data specifying images that have been identified as responsive to a query. A set of image group identifiers are received for two or more of the images. Different image group identifiers specify different image groups to which an image belongs. A determination is made that the sets of image group identifiers for two images each include a matching image group identifier. In response to the determination the two images are determined to be near-duplicate images, and a presentation position for a search result that references one of the near-duplicate images is adjusted. Data that cause presentation of search results that reference the near-duplicate images according to the adjusted presentation position.