Patent ID: 8949228
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method implemented by data processing apparatus, the method comprising: associating a respective text with each of a plurality of documents wherein the respective text was selected based on, at least, a respective service through which the document was identified, and wherein the document and the respective text form a document-text pair; collecting user interaction data of a plurality of users for each of a first plurality of the document-text pairs, wherein the user interaction data is collected for the document-text pair from a respective service for which the respective text of the document-text pair is selected; calculating a respective weight for each of the first plurality of document-text pairs based on, at least, the collected user interaction data for the document-text pair; and associating one or more topics with a source based on, at least, the respective weights associated with a plurality of first document-text pairs that associated respective documents that were published by the source, wherein the source is an author or location on a network from which content can be obtained.