Using network traffic logs for search enhancement

Details Using network traffic logs for search enhancement Using network traffic logs for search enhancement

2008-07-08

2008-07-08

Wong, Leslie (Department: 2164)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

C707S793000, C707S793000, C709S203000, C709S219000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07398271

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for using network traffic logs for search enhancement is disclosed. According to one embodiment, network usage is tracked by generating log files. These log files among other things indicate the frequency web pages are referenced and modified. These log files or information from these log files can then be used to improve document ranking, improve web crawling, determine tiers in a multi-tiered index, determine where to insert a document in a multi-tiered index, determine link weights, and update a search engine index.

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