Patent Document ID: 9495462
Application ID: 13360536

Base Claim:
1. A method for re-ranking search results, comprising: receiving search results that are ranked; and applying a ranking rule to the search results that re-ranks the search results, wherein the ranking rule is defined by user input and includes user-input specified parameters that influence how a result within the search results is re-ranked using statistical information calculated based on the search results, wherein the statistical information comprises at least one statistical value calculated based on rank values of a plurality of the search results, wherein the ranking rule includes a multiplier value that is multiplied against at least one of: a maximum rank value of the rank values minus a minimum rank value of the rank values; a rank value of the ranks values minus the minimum rank value of the rank values; an average rank value of the rank values; and a standard deviation of the rank values.

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Claim 5:
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ranking rule follows a standard query syntax.