Associating documents with classifications and ranking documents based on classification weights

摘要

A method and apparatus for associating documents with classification values and ranking documents based on classification weights is provided. It is determined if a document is associated a classification. If the document is associated with a classification, then it is determined if a classification value, which is associated with the document, is associated with a weight. If the classification value is associated with a weight, then a rank of the document is adjusted based on the weight that is associated with the classification value.

主权项

1. A method of associating nation information with a document, the method comprising the steps of:
determining whether a top-level domain indicated in a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of a host is a national domain; and in response to determining that the top-level domain of the host is not a national domain:
(a) determining which particular nations said host is associated with based on factors other than said top-level domain, and(b) associating the document with at least one of said particular nations; wherein the top-level domain is a suffix that follows a last period in a host name of the host in the URL; wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.