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US Patent 7398271 - Using network traffic logs for search enhancement

US Patent Issued on July 8, 2008
Estimated Patent Expiration Date: Icon_subject April 16, 2022Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
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Abstract

A method and apparatus for using network traffic logs for search enhancement is disclosed. According to one embodiment, network usage is tracked by generating log files. These log files among other things indicate the frequency web pages are referenced and modified. These log files or information from these log files can then be used to improve document ranking, improve web crawling, determine tiers in a multi-tiered index, determine where to insert a document in a multi-tiered index, determine link weights, and update a search engine index.

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Application

No. 10124509 filed on 04/16/2002

US Classes:

707/7, Sorting707/3, Query processing (i.e., searching)707/10, Distributed or remote access709/203, Client/server709/219Accessing a remote server

Field of Search

707/7, Sorting707/10, Distributed or remote access707/102, Generating database or data structure (e.g., via user interface)707/104.1, Application of database or data structure (e.g., distributed, multimedia, image)709/203, Client/server709/219, Accessing a remote server709/224Computer network monitoring

Examiners

Primary: Wong, Leslie

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International Class

G06F 17/30

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