Data processing: database and file management or data structures – Database and file access – Preparing data for information retrieval
Reexamination Certificate
2007-05-23
2010-12-14
Lee, Wilson (Department: 2163)
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
Database and file access
Preparing data for information retrieval
C707S748000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07853603
ABSTRACT:
Detailed herein is a technology which, among other things, allows a search engine to utilize a user-defined relevance function. In one approach to the technology, a method of applying a user-defined relevance function is described. In this approach, a complex search query is decomposed into a simple operator. The simple operator is associated with the user-defined relevance function. A document which matches the search query is retrieved, and a rank is calculated for the document, using the user-defined relevance function.
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Churin Denis
Khanolkar Nimish
Lu Jingwei
Narayanan Sundaram
Nayak Tapas
Lee Wilson
Microsoft Corporation
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