Patent ID: 7984049
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method implemented at a ranking service, the ranking service being used by a first subscriber server and a second subscriber server, the first subscriber and the second subscriber servers providing distinct data processing services that serve resources to client devices for presentation of the resources to users, the first subscriber server serving first resources to client devices and capturing user actions relating to the first resources, the second subscriber server serving second resources to client devices and capturing user actions relating to the second resources, the method comprising: receiving first signals from the first subscriber server, the first signals comprising information characterizing individual user actions relating to individual ones of the first resources, the first signals reported by client devices, the first signals comprising values for one or more predefined parameters and values for one or more first subscriber-specific parameters that are specific to the first subscriber server; receiving second signals from the second subscriber server, the second signals comprising information characterizing individual user actions relating to individual ones of the second resources, the second signals reported by client devices, the second signals comprising values for one or more predefined parameters and values for one or more second subscriber-specific parameters that are specific to the second subscriber server; generating first ranking data from the first signals, but not from values for any other subscriber-specific parameter that is not a subscriber-specific parameter for the first subscriber server, the first ranking data ranking first resources; and generating second ranking data from the second signals, but not from values for any subscriber-specific parameter that is not a subscriber-specific parameter for the second subscriber server, the second ranking data ranking second resources.