公开(公告)号：US20040078432A1

公开(公告)日：2004-04-22

申请号：US10686255

申请日：2003-10-14

Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.

Inventor： Udi Manber ,  Chi Chao Chang ,  Anthony Lamarca

IPC: G06F015/16

CPC classification number: H04L12/1822 ,  Y10S707/99943

Abstract: Systems and methods for connecting two or more individuals to an Internet conversation based on their mutual interests, the current content they may be viewing and what they want to talk about at that time. The techniques of the present invention allow an individual who starts a conversation to maintain full control over who is able to join that conversation as well as how many are able to join at any one time. A user who desires to start or join a conversation about a particular topic or story selects an indicator, such as an icon, associated with the specific topic or story. The user is presented with an option to start or join a conversation. If the user opts to start a conversation, the user is presented with a comment page, and the user enters a comment, or comments, that preferably is intended to spark an interest in other users. The comment is then presented to other users. Those users who may desire to join in a conversation with the conversation starter respond with their own comment, which is then sent to the conversation starter. The conversation starter reviews the comment, and if the comment is subjectively acceptable, the conversation starter brings the responding user into a conversation. The responding user and conversation starter are then connected in a messaging session, such as an instant messaging session. Multiple users may be connected in a single messaging session by the conversation starter in this manner.

Abstract translation: 基于他们的共同兴趣，将两个或更多个人连接到互联网对话的系统和方法，他们可能正在观看的当前内容以及他们当时谈论的内容。 本发明的技术允许开始对话的个人能够完全控制能够加入该对话的人以及在任何时间能够加入的人数。 希望开始或加入关于特定主题或故事的对话的用户选择与特定主题或故事相关联的指示符，例如图标。 向用户显示启动或加入会话的选项。 如果用户选择开始对话，则向用户呈现评论页面，并且用户输入优选地旨在引起对其他用户的兴趣的评论或评论。 然后将该评论呈现给其他用户。 那些可能希望加入与会话开始对话的用户会回复自己的评论，然后将其发送到对话启动器。 对话启动器回顾评论，如果评论是主观上可以接受的，对话启动器将响应用户带入对话。 然后，响应的用户和对话启动器在诸如即时消息传递会话的消息传递会话中被连接。 通过这种方式，会话启动器可以在单个消息传递会话中连接多个用户。

公开(公告)号：US20040024752A1

公开(公告)日：2004-02-05

申请号：US10213353

申请日：2002-08-05

Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.

Inventor： Udi Manber ,  Chi-Chao Chang

IPC: G06F007/00

CPC classification number: G06F17/30675 ,  G06F17/30864 ,  Y10S707/99933 ,  Y10S707/99942 ,  Y10S707/99943

Abstract: A search system provides search results to searchers in response to search queries and the search results are ranked. The ranking is determined by an automated ranking process in combination with human editorial input. A search system might comprise a query server for receiving a current query, a corpus of documents to which the current query is applied, ranking data storage for storing information from an editorial session involving a human editor and a reviewed query at least similar to the current query, and a rank adjuster for generating a ranking of documents returned from the corpus responsive to the current query taking into account at least the information from the editorial session.

Abstract translation: 搜索系统向搜索者提供响应于搜索查询的搜索结果，并且搜索结果被排序。 排名由自动排名过程与人类编辑输入结合确定。 搜索系统可以包括用于接收当前查询的查询服务器，应用当前查询的文档语料库，用于存储来自涉及人类编辑器的编辑会话的信息的数据存储和至少类似于当前的查询的已查询查询 查询和排名调整器，用于根据当前查询产生从语料库返回的文档的排名，至少考虑到来自编辑会话的信息。