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US 2006/0242138 A1Published application
Page-biased search
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsEric Brill, Robert Ragno
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Abstract
A system for searching for information is disclosed. The system comprises a search module that obtains a set of results that is responsive to a query. The system also includes a biasing module that ranks members of the set of results based at least in part upon a member of a set of information derived from prior information-gathering tasks. Methods for using such system are also provided.
Claims20
A system for searching for information, comprising:
- a search module that obtains a set of results that is responsive to a query;
- and
- a biasing module that ranks members of the set of results based at least in part upon a member of a set of information derived from a recently-viewed document.
A method for information searching, comprising:
- obtaining a result set wherein each member of the result set is responsive to a query;
- and
- using information obtained from a result of a prior information search to assign a ranking to each member of the result set.
A system for information searching, comprising:
- means for obtaining a result set wherein each member of the result set is responsive to a query;
- and
- means for using information obtained from a result of a prior information search to assign a ranking to each member of the result set.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.