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US 6,701,309 B1Granted
Method and system for collecting related queries
AssigneeLycos, Inc.
InventorsDoug Herbert Beeferman, Andrew Robert Golding, Michael John Witbrock
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Abstract
A method for collecting related queries, comprising the steps of obtaining a first query and a second query that have been submitted during a search for data, and determining whether the first query and the second query have a likelihood of being submitted by a class of searcher.
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A method for collecting related queries, comprising the steps of:
- (a) obtaining a first query and a second query that have been submitted during a search for data, wherein said first query and said second query are regarded as a query pair;
- (b) determining a number of occurrences of said query pair that are submitted in a plurality of searches;
- and
- (c) using said number of occurrences to determine whether said first query and said second query have a likelihood of being submitted by a class of searcher.
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A system for collecting related queries, comprising:
- means for obtaining a first query and a second query that have been submitted during a search for data, wherein said first query and said second query are regarded as a query pair;
- means for determining a number of occurrences of said query pair that are submitted in a plurality of searches;
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- means for using said number of occurrences to determine whether said first query and said second query have a likelihood of being submitted by a class of searcher.
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A storage media including instructions for controlling a processor that, in turn, collects related queries, said storage media comprising:
- means for controlling said processor to obtain a first query and a second query that have been submitted during a search for data, wherein said first query and said second query are regarded as a query pair;
- means for controlling said processor to determine a number of occurrences of said query pair that are submitted in a plurality of searches;
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- means for controlling said processor to use said number of occurrences to determine whether said first query and said second query have a likelihood of being submitted by a class of searcher.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.