Preferred Domain Name Indexing for Search Engine Efficiency
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Solution Overview
Problem
Search engines face challenges in managing multiple domain names for a website, leading to inefficient indexing and potential dilution of ranking values, as they may index documents multiple times under different domain names without knowing the preferred domain name specified by the website owner.
Innovation Solution
A system that allows website owners to designate a preferred domain name, which is then used for indexing, by rewriting URLs and metadata, ensuring that search engines crawl and index documents using a single preferred domain name, thereby reducing bandwidth usage and improving indexing efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If search engines index documents using multiple equivalent domain names, then the website can be accessed through various domain names, but the documents are indexed multiple times leading to duplication and dilution of ranking values
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism (preferred domain name designation system) that mediates between multiple equivalent domain names and the indexing system. Website owners can specify a preferred domain name, and the system uses this designation to consolidate indexing operations, ensuring documents are indexed under the preferred domain name only, thereby preventing duplicate indexing and ranking value dilution while maintaining accessibility through multiple domain names
2Reliability
If search engines crawl all equivalent domain names, then comprehensive coverage is achieved, but bandwidth usage increases and indexing efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by having website owners pre-designate a preferred domain name before the crawling process. The search engine system retrieves this designation and uses it to guide crawling operations, directing crawlers to access documents only through the preferred domain name. This preliminary designation prevents redundant crawling of equivalent domain names, reducing bandwidth consumption while ensuring comprehensive coverage of the website content
3Loss of information
If multiple domain names are indexed for a website, then all equivalent URLs are captured, but the indexing system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complexity of managing multiple equivalent domain names by separating the domain name management function from the indexing function. The system extracts the preferred domain name designation from the website owner and stores it in a database, then uses this extracted information to simplify the indexing process. Instead of the indexing system needing to detect and manage multiple equivalent domain names, it simply uses the pre-extracted preferred domain name, thereby reducing indexing system complexity while maintaining complete URL coverage
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AI summary
When a website has a number of equivalent domain names including a preferred domain name, the locator for a document in the website can be rewritten using the preferred domain name before indexing the document, according to certain embodiments. According to certain embodiments, a user interface is provided to allow a user to specify the preferred domain name for a website for which the user is a verified owner.