Patent ID: 8775434
Filing Date: 2014-07-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method performed by data processing apparatus, the method comprising: identifying, in search log data, a resource presented in response to users queries, locations associated with the users queries, and information indicating whether the users interacted with the resource when presented; determining, via one or more processors, a catchment area for the resource based on the search log data, the catchment area specifying a geographic region that includes locations associated with users queries for which the resource was presented and selected; indexing the resource according to its catchment area; receiving a search query that is associated with a particular query location from a client device; identifying a set of search results responsive to the search query, each search result in the set of search results referencing a resource having a catchment area that includes the particular query location; and providing the set of search results to the client device, wherein determining the catchment area further comprises: