Invention Application
- Patent Title: Search System Using Search Subdomain And Hints To Subdomains In Search Query Statements And Sponsored Results On A Subdomain-By-Subdomain Basis
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Application No.: US15136668Application Date: 2016-04-22
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Publication No.: US20160239503A1Publication Date: 2016-08-18
- Inventor: Ali Diab , Scott A. Gatz , Shyam Kapur , David Ku , Chuck Kung , Phu Hoang , Qi Lu , Lynne Pogue , Yuan Kui Shen , Norman Shi , Thai Tran , Eckart Walther , Jeff Weiner
- Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
- Main IPC: G06F17/30
- IPC: G06F17/30 ; G06Q30/02 ; H04W4/02

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for generating search results including searching by subdomain and providing sponsored results by subdomain is provided. A search system according to embodiments of the present invention analyzes search queries to determine if they are to be routed to subdomains and presents results include sponsored hits sponsored on a subdomain by subdomain basis.
Information query