Data processing: database and file management or data structures – Database and file access – Post processing of search results
Reexamination Certificate
2004-09-30
2010-06-15
Mofiz, Apu M (Department: 2161)
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
Database and file access
Post processing of search results
C707S727000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07739277
ABSTRACT:
Search results of a search query on a network are ranked according to a scoring function that incorporates anchor text as a term. The scoring function is adjusted so that a target document of anchor text reflect the use of terms in the anchor text in the target document's ranking. Initially, the properties associated with the anchor text are collected during a crawl of the network. A separate index is generated that includes an inverted list of the documents and the terms in the anchor text. The index is then consulted in response to a query to calculate a document's score. The score is then used to rank the documents and produce the query results.
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Meyerzon Dmitriy
Robertson Stephen Edward
Taylor Michael J.
Zaragoza Hugo
Le Hung D
Merchant & Gould P.C.
Microsoft Corporation
Mofiz Apu M
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