Patent ID: 8452758

Claim:
A computer-implemented method comprising: determining, by a computer system, a main score for a document as a result for a search query, the main score based, at least in part, on one or more related search queries that have at least a threshold relationship to the search query, wherein determining the main score comprises: identifying one or more other documents that have been included in search results for the search query or for the one or more related search queries; determining first click data for the document and the search query, wherein the first click data comprises a combination of at least i) click data that indicates a level at which the document was selected when the document was presented in search results for the search query, and ii) first other click data that indicates a level at which the one or more other documents were selected when the one or more other documents were presented in search results for the search query; determining second click data for the document and the one or more related search queries, wherein the second click data comprises a combination of at least i) click data that indicates a level at which the document was selected when the document was presented in search results for the one or more related search queries, and ii) second other click data that indicates a level at which the one or more other documents were selected when the one or more other documents were presented in search results for the one or more related search queries; and generating at least a component of the main score based, at least in part, on the first click data and the second click data; and providing, by the computer system, the main score for the document as a result for the search query.