Credibility of an Author of Online Content
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorJustin Lawyer
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Abstract
Methods, computer program products and systems are described for obtaining at a first computer an online content item authored by an author for public online display. A credibility factor is determined for the author in association with the online content item. The credibility factor is based on information about the author to be true. In response to a query for online content, wherein the online content item is included in a set of search results, the ranking of the online content item in the set is determined in a second computer based at least in part on the credibility factor of the author. The first computer and the second computer can be the same or different computers.
Claims46
A computer implemented online-content management method, comprising:
- obtaining at a first computer an online content item authored by an author for public online display;
- determining a credibility factor for the author in association with the online content item, where the credibility factor is based on information about the author that has been verified to be true;
- and
- in response to a query for online content wherein the online content item is included in a set of search results, determining in a second computer the ranking of the online content item in the set based at least in part on the credibility factor of the author, where the first computer and the second computer can be the same or different computers.
A computer-readable medium having instructions encoded thereon, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- obtaining an online content item authored by an author for public online display;
- determining a credibility factor for the author in association with the online content item, where the credibility factor is based on information about the author verified to be true;
- and
- in response to a query for online content wherein the online content item is included in a set of search results, determining the ranking of the online content item in the set based at least in part on the credibility factor of the author.
A system comprising:
- a processor;
- a storage device coupled to the processor and configurable for storing instructions, which, when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- obtaining an online content item authored by an author for public online display;
- determining a credibility factor for the author in association with the online content item, where the credibility factor is based on information about the author verified to be true;
- and
- in response to a query for online content wherein the online content item is included in a set of search results, determining the ranking of the online content item in the set based at least in part on the credibility factor of the author.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.