Search Result Ranking via Weblog Time-Stamp Scoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Search engines face challenges in accurately ranking web pages for relevance, as popularity and backlinks do not necessarily ensure that the most authoritative or relevant content is presented to users, leading to subjective importance and difficulty in distinguishing between popular but irrelevant and authoritative content.
Innovation Solution
A method that involves receiving a network search query, obtaining relevant weblogs, scoring them based on the time when information related to the query appeared, and displaying a ranking of the weblogs, utilizing time-stamps to determine the origin and propagation of information, and applying influence weighing and link inference algorithms to assess the importance of web pages.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If web pages are ranked according to popularity or backlinks, then the quantity of citations increases, but the relevance and authority of the search results deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the ranking parameter from static metrics (backlinks, popularity) to dynamic temporal parameters (time of information appearance, propagation speed). By scoring weblogs based on when information appeared and how quickly it propagated, the system prioritizes timely and authoritative sources over merely popular ones, resolving the contradiction between quantity of citations and relevance accuracy
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary analysis of information propagation patterns and timing before ranking. By pre-scoring weblogs based on historical performance in detecting and propagating information, the system establishes authority metrics in advance, allowing accurate relevance ranking without relying solely on raw citation counts
2Device complexity
If traditional ranking algorithms are used, then the device complexity remains low, but the difficulty of detecting and measuring information authority increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces weblogs as intermediary entities that mediate between raw web pages and the ranking system. Weblogs serve as curators that provide temporal and contextual information about when and how information appears, making authority measurement more tractable without requiring complex direct analysis of all web pages
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical link-counting mechanisms with information propagation analysis. Instead of mechanically counting backlinks, the system tracks how information flows through weblogs over time, substituting a more sophisticated but conceptually simpler temporal analysis approach
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AI summary
A method and system for ranking results for a network search query. The method includes receiving a network search query; obtaining weblogs relevant to the search query from a database; scoring the weblogs based on a time when information pertaining to the search query appeared on weblogs; and displaying a ranking of the weblogs.