| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20090037401 | Information Retrieval and Ranking - A learning method is used to generate ranking models. The learning method can create a ranking function that assigns scores to documents and then ranks the documents using the scores. In this learning method, a training set along with performance measures are used to generate weak rankers which a used in the ranking model. During information retrieval, for a given query, the system may return a ranked list of documents in descending order of the relevance scores. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090259651 | SEARCH RESULTS RANKING USING EDITING DISTANCE AND DOCUMENT INFORMATION - Architecture for extracting document information from documents received as search results based on a query string, and computing an edit distance between the data string and the query string. The edit distance is employed in determining relevance of the document as part of result ranking by detecting near-matches of a whole query or part of the query. The edit distance evaluates how close the query string is to a given data stream that includes document information such as TAUC (title, anchor text, URL, clicks) information, etc. The architecture includes the index-time splitting of compound terms in the URL to allow the more effective discovery of query terms. Additionally, index-time filtering of anchor text is utilized to find the top N anchors of one or more of the document results. The TAUC information can be input to a neural network (e.g., 2-layer) to improve relevance metrics for ranking the search results. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090327264 | Topics in Relevance Ranking Model for Web Search - Described is a technology by which topics corresponding to web pages are used in relevance ranking of those pages. Topics are extracted from each web page of a set of web pages that are found via a query. For example, text such as nouns may be extracted from the title, anchor texts and URL of a page, and used as the topics. The extracted topics from a page are used to compute a relevance score for that page based on an evaluation of that page's topics against the query. The pages are then ranked relative to one another based at least in part on the relevance score computed for each page, such as by determining a matching level for each page, ranking pages by each level, and ranking pages within each level. Also described is training a model to perform the relevance scoring and/or ranking. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100250655 | Methods for delivering and receiving interactive multimedia - A method used in a service providing device for delivering interactive multimedia content to a plurality of client devices, comprising: receiving a request for the interactive multimedia content, from at least one of the plurality of client devices; disabling the plurality of client devices from sending the request to the service providing device, according to a predetermined condition; and delivering the interactive multimedia content to the plurality of client devices. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110219039 | TECHNIQUE FOR CUSTOMIZING CONTENT - Content can be advantageously customized by use of an accompanying rich media file that characterizes segments in the content file. To perform such customization, the rich media file undergoes parsing (e.g., examination) to identify a location for an overlay in the least one segment of the content file. Thereafter, an overlay is inserted into the at least one content segment. In practice, the overlay is inserted to block objectionable material in the content segment, but the overlay can be inserted to add material, such as to insert an advertisement or a sub-title for example. Inserting the overlay can include physically overlaying a cover layer onto one or more frames of the content segment to add information or block objectionable material in the content segment. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110260173 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE - A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure may comprise a substrate ( | 10-27-2011 |
| 20120007146 | METHOD FOR FORMING STRAINED LAYER WITH HIGH GE CONTENT ON SUBSTRATE AND SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE - A semiconductor structure and a method for forming the same are provided. The semiconductor structure may comprise a substrate ( | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120012906 | Si-Ge-Si SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE HAVING DOUBLE GRADED JUNCTIONS AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - A Si—Ge—Si semiconductor structure having double compositionally-graded hetero-structures is provided, comprising: a substrate; a buffer layer or an insulation layer formed on the substrate; a strained SiGe layer formed on the buffer layer or the insulation layer, wherein a Ge content in a central portion of the strained SiGe layer is higher than the Ge content in an upper surface or in a lower surface of the strained SiGe layer, and the Ge content presents a compositionally-graded distribution from the central portion to the upper surface and to the lower surface respectively. According to the present disclosure, a compositionally-graded hetero-structure replaces an abrupt hetero-structure so as to form a triangular hole carrier potential well, so that most of hole carriers may be distributed in the strained SiGe layer with high Ge content and a reduction of the carrier mobility caused by interface scattering may be avoided, thus further improving a performance of a device. | 01-19-2012 |