US 2021/0240722 A1 · METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY PROVIDING A RANKING OF ITEMS IN RESPONSE TO A SEARCH REQUEST

Abstract

This application relates to apparatus and methods for ranking search results. In some examples, a computing device receives item data identifying items for a search query provided by a user. The computing determines, for each item, a first value based on a relevance of the item to the search query. The computing device also determines user engagement data for the user, where the user engagement data identifies engagements by the user on a webpage. The computing device determines, for each item, a second value based on the user engagement data. In some examples, the computing device determines the first values and second values by executing one or more machine learning models. The computing device further determines a ranking of the plurality of items based on the first values and the second values. The computing may transmit the ranking of the plurality of items, such as to a web server.

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Dependent claims

A system comprising:

a computing device configured to:
receive item data identifying a plurality of items for a search query provided by a user;
determine, for each of the plurality of items, a first value based on a relevance of each of the plurality of items to the search query;
determine user engagement data for the user, wherein the user engagement data identifies engagements by the user on a webpage;
determine, for each of the plurality of items, a second value based on the user engagement data;
determine, based on the first values and the second values, a ranking of the plurality of items;
and
transmit the ranking of the plurality of items.

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A method comprising:

receiving item data identifying a plurality of items for a search query provided by a user;
determining, for each of the plurality of items, a first value based on a relevance of each of the plurality of items to the search query;
determining user engagement data for the user, wherein the user engagement data identifies engagements by the user on a webpage;
determining, for each of the plurality of items, a second value based on the user engagement data;
determining, based on the first values and the second values, a ranking of the plurality of items;
and
transmitting the ranking of the plurality of items.

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A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions, when executed by at least one processor, cause a device to perform operations comprising:

receiving item data identifying a plurality of items for a search query provided by a user;
determining, for each of the plurality of items, a first value based on a relevance of each of the plurality of items to the search query;
determining user engagement data for the user, wherein the user engagement data identifies engagements by the user on a webpage;
determining, for each of the plurality of items, a second value based on the user engagement data;
determining, based on the first values and the second values, a ranking of the plurality of items;
and
transmitting the ranking of the plurality of items.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Methods and apparatus for automatically providing a ranking of items in response to a search request

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Methods and apparatus for automatically providing a ranking of items in response to a search request

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