US 2017/0255631 A1 · COLLABORATIVE SEARCH OF DATABASES

Abstract

A search query is received from a search engine of multiple search engines. One or more search results from each search engine of the multiple search engines in response to the search query are received. Each search result of the one or more search results includes a first search score. A factor is determined for each search result of the one or more search results. A second search score is determined for each search result of the one or more search results based on the first search score and the factor. The one or more search results are displayed to a user of the search engine in an order. The order is based on the second search score.

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Dependent claims

A method comprising:

receiving, by one or more computer processors, a search query;
receiving, by one or more computer processors, a plurality of search results, wherein:
the plurality of search results includes a first set of search results from the first search engine and a second set of search results from a second search engine, and
each search result of the plurality of search results includes a first search score;
and
determining, by one or more computer processors, a factor for each search result of the second set of search results, wherein:
the factor is inversely proportional to a number of times each search result of the second set of search results is displayed in response to the search query, and
the factor is proportional to a number of times each search result of the second set of search results is selected by a user of the first search engine.

5 more elements

A computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable storage media;
and
program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising:
program instructions to receive a search query;
program instructions to receive a plurality of search results, wherein:
the plurality of search results includes a first set of search results from the first search engine and a second set of search results from a second search engine, and
each search result of the plurality of search results includes a first search score;
and
program instructions to determine a factor for each search result of the second set of search results, wherein:
the factor is inversely proportional to a number of times each search result of the second set of search results is displayed in response to the search query, and
the factor is proportional to a number of times each search result of the second set of search results is selected by a user of the first search engine.

8 more elements

A computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;
one or more computer readable storage media;
and
program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the program instructions comprising:
program instructions to receive a search query;
program instructions to receive a plurality of search results, wherein:
the plurality of search results includes a first set of search results from the first search engine and a second set of search results from a second search engine, and
each search result of the plurality of search results includes a first search score;
and
program instructions to determine a factor for each search result of the second set of search results, wherein:
the factor is inversely proportional to a number of times each search result of the second set of search results is displayed in response to the search query, and
the factor is proportional to a number of times each search result of the second set of search results is selected by a user of the first search engine.

9 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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