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US 2013/0159294 A1Published application
Systems and methods for improving the ranking of news articles
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorsMichael CURTISS, Krishna BHARAT, Michael SCHMITT
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Abstract
A system ranks results. The system may receive a list of links. The system may identify a source with which each of the links is associated and rank the list of links based at least in part on a quality of the identified sources.
Claims21
1-31. (canceled)
A method comprising:
- determining, using one or more processors and based on receiving a search query, articles and respective scores;
- identifying, using one or more processors, for an article of the articles, a source with which the article is associated;
- determining, using one or more processors, a score for the source,
- the score for the source being based on:
- a metric that represents an evaluation, by one or more users, of the source, and
- an amount of traffic associated with the source;
- and
- adjusting, using one or more processors, the score of the article based on the score for the source.
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A system comprising:
- one or more server devices to:
- determine, based on receiving a search query, articles and respective scores;
- identify, for an article of the articles, a source with which the article is associated;
- determine, using one or more processors, a score for the source,
- the score for the source being based on:
- a metric that represents an evaluation, by one or more users, of the source, and
- an amount of traffic associated with the source;
- and
- adjust, using one or more processors, the score of the article based on the score for the source.
6 more elements
A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions, the instructions comprising:
- one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
- determine, based on receiving a search query, articles and respective scores;
- identify, for an article of the articles, a source with which the article is associated;
- determine a score for the source,
- the score for the source being based on:
- a metric that represents an evaluation, by one or more users, of the source, and
- an amount of traffic associated with the source;
- and
- adjust the score of the article based on the score for the source.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.