Patent ID: 8972382
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: under control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions, identifying historic queries having at least one similar search parameter to the query; determining an appropriateness score of each search index for the query, each appropriateness score corresponding to an appropriateness of the category of items for the query; applying a weight to the appropriateness score of each search index based at least in part on recorded actions associated with the historical queries; normalizing the plurality of distinct internal ranking scales associated with the plurality of search indexes to a common ranking scale; and generating a universal query result set including at least a plurality of the items selected from the plurality of search index result sets in an order utilizing the common ranking scale based at least in part on the probabilities of the items satisfying the query, the appropriateness score of each search index for the query, and the weight applied to each appropriateness score.