Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Search system using search subdomain and hints to subdomains in search query statements and sponsored results on a subdomain-by-subdomain basis
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Application No.: US14588191Application Date: 2014-12-31
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Publication No.: US09323848B2Publication Date: 2016-04-26
- Inventor: Ali Diab , Scott A. Gatz , Shyam Kapur , David Ku , Chuck Kung , Phu Hoang , Qi Lu , Lynne Pogue , Yuan Kui Shen , Norman Shi , Thai Tran , Eckart Walther , Jeff Weiner
- Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
- Current Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Hickman Palermo Becker Bingham LLP
- Main IPC: G06F7/00
- IPC: G06F7/00 ; G06F17/30
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for generating search results including searching by subdomain and providing sponsored results by subdomain is provided. A search system according to embodiments of the present invention analyzes search queries to determine if they are to be routed to subdomains and presents results include sponsored hits sponsored on a subdomain by subdomain basis.
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