Using reading levels in responding to requests

摘要

A request can be received and a request reading level representation for the request can be inferred. In response to the request, the request reading level representation can be compared with one or more reading difficulty level representations for one or more response items. Also in response to the request, one or more indications of results of comparing the request reading level representation with one or more reading difficulty level representations for the one or more response items can be returned. The indication(s) may include a ranking of the response items. The ranking can be based at least in part on a request reading level representation for the query and reading difficulty level representations for the response items. The response item(s) may also be returned.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
receiving a request; inferring a request reading level representation for the request, inferring the request reading level representation for the request being based at least in part on behavior prior to the request; inferring one or more reading difficulty level representations for one or more response items, wherein inferring the one or more reading difficulty level representations for the one or more response items comprises:
accounting for frequency of use of each of one or more words in the one or more response items and accounting for reading level indications of each of the one or more words; andaccounting for reading level strength indications for each of the one or more words, each of the reading level strength indications indicating a strength of the reading level indication for a corresponding word of the one or more words; in response to the request, comparing the request reading level representation with the one or more reading difficulty level representations for the one or more response items; and in response to the request, returning one or more indications of results of comparing the request reading level representation with one or more reading difficulty level representations for the one or more response items.