FEDERATED SEARCH RESULTS SCORING

摘要

A method and apparatus of a device that ranks a plurality of query results from a plurality of search domains is described. In this embodiment, the device receives a query from a client. In addition, the device applies the query to the plurality of search domains and a broad-base search domain. Furthermore, the device receives the plurality of query results from the plurality of search domains and a set of broad-base query results from the broad-base search domain. The device additionally ranks the plurality of query results using the set of broad-base query results and returns a ranked plurality of query results to the client.

主权项

1. A machine-readable medium having executable instructions to cause one or more processing units to perform a method to rank a plurality of query results from a plurality of search domains, the method comprising:
receiving a search query from a client; applying the search query to the plurality of search domains and a broad-base search domain; receiving the plurality of query results from the plurality of search domains and a set of broad-base query results from the broad-base search domain; ranking the plurality of query results using the set of broad-base query results; and returning a rank plurality of query results to the client.