Transferring ranking signals from equivalent pages
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsYI ZOU, YAHOR KISHYLAU, SIMON JULIAN POWERS
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Abstract
Methods, computer systems, and computer-storage media for transferring ranking signals from equivalent pages to master pages are provided. In embodiments, ranking signals are received. Documents are determined to be equivalent pages. Master pages for the equivalent pages are identified. The ranking signals are transferred to the master pages.
Claims20
Computer-storage media storing computer-useable instructions, that, when executed by a computing device, perform a method for transferring ranking signals from an equivalent page to a master page, the method comprising:
- receiving one or more ranking signals for a document;
- determining that the document is an equivalent page;
- identifying a master page associated with the equivalent page;
- and
- communicating ranking signals associated with the equivalent page to the master page.
Computer-storage media storing computer-useable instructions, that, when executed by a computing device, perform a method for reassociating ranking signals from a master page to a non-equivalent page, the method comprising:
- determining an equivalent page to a master page is a non-equivalent page;
- communicating to the master page that the non-equivalent page is no longer an equivalent page;
- dropping ranking signals associated with the non-equivalent page from the master page;
- and
- reassociating the ranking signals.
A computer system for transferring ranking signals from an equivalent page to a master page, the computer system comprising a processor coupled to a computer-storage medium, the computer-storage medium having stored thereon a plurality of computer software components executable by the processor, the computer software components comprising:
- an equivalent page detection component for detecting that more than one page are equivalents;
- a master page selection component for determining a master page from the more than one equivalent page;
- and
- a transfer component for transferring ranking signals from the more than one equivalent page to the master page.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.