Identifying Ranking Scores for Domains of Interest

Abstract

A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving information indicative of a keyword; receiving information indicative of a domain of interest; identifying, by one or more computer systems, a predefined number of search results for the keyword, with the identified search results having increased ranking scores, relative to other ranking scores of other search results for the keyword; determining, by the or more computer systems, from the search results a ranking score of a search result that is for the keyword and that is associated with the domain of interest; and transmitting, to a computing device that sent the information indicative of the domain of interest, information indicative of the identified search results with the increased ranking scores and information indicative of the ranking of the search result that is associated with the domain of interest.

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         21 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
 retrieving information indicative of a network domain of interest;   receiving search results for a keyword from a search engine system;   identifying, by one or more computer systems from the search results, a ranking score of the network domain of interest;   selecting, from the received search results, a predefined number of top search results, having higher ranking scores, relative to other ranking scores of other search results; and   generating information for a graphical user interface that when rendered on a display device, displays:
 a visual comparison of the network domain of interest and the top search results, with the visual comparison comprising:
 one or more first visual representations of the selected predefined number of top search results; and 
 a second visual representation of the ranking score for the network domain of interest. 
 
   
     
     
         22 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 21 , further comprising:
 receiving information indicative of a selection of the search engine system to perform searching, with the search engine system being selected from a plurality of candidate search engine systems.   
     
     
         23 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 21 , wherein the search results are received in an ordered list, and the method further comprises:
 initializing a counter to an initialized value;   selecting a first search result from the ordered list; and   determining whether the selected first search result includes the network domain of interest.   
     
     
         24 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 23 , further comprising:
 setting a value of the ranking score for the network domain of interest to be the initialized value, when the selected first search result includes the network domain of interest.   
     
     
         25 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 23 , further comprising:
 performing evaluation operations, when the selected first search result does not include the network domain of interest, with the evaluation operations comprising:
 incrementing the counter by a value of one; 
 selecting a next search result in ordered list; determining whether the selected next search result includes the network domain of interest; 
 when the selected next search result includes the network domain of interest,
 setting a value of the ranking score for the network domain of interest to be a value of the counter; 
 
   when the selected next search result does not include the network domain of interest,
 repeating the evaluation operations, until a selected next search result includes the network domain of interest. 
   
     
     
         26 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 21 , with the search results being ordered, with one or more of the search results with increased relevance to the keyword being ordered before other of the search results with decreased relevance to the keyword, and with the ranking score for the network domain of interest specifying a position of the network domain of interest in the ordered search results. 
     
     
         27 . One or more machine-readable hardware storage devices storing instructions that are executable by one or more processing devices to perform operations comprising: retrieving information indicative of a network domain of interest;
 receiving search results for a keyword from a search engine system;   identifying, from the search results, a ranking score of the network domain of interest;   selecting, from the received search results, a predefined number of top search results, having higher ranking scores, relative to other ranking scores of other search results; and   generating information for a graphical user interface that when rendered on a display device, displays:
 a visual comparison of the network domain of interest and the top search results, with the visual comparison comprising:
 one or more first visual representations of the selected predefined number of top search results; and 
 a second visual representation of the ranking score for the network domain of interest. 
 
   
     
     
         28 . The one or more machine-readable hardware storage devices of  claim 27 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 receiving information indicative of a selection of the search engine system to perform searching, with the search engine system being selected from a plurality of candidate search engine systems.   
     
     
         29 . The one or more machine-readable hardware storage devices of  claim 27 , wherein the search results are received in an ordered list, and wherein the operations further comprise:
 initializing a counter to an initialized value;   selecting a first search result from the ordered list; and   determining whether the selected first search result includes the network domain of interest.   
     
     
         30 . The one or more machine-readable hardware storage devices of  claim 29 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 setting a value of the ranking score for the network domain of interest to be the initialized value, when the selected first search result includes the network domain of interest.   
     
     
         31 . The one or more machine-readable hardware storage devices of  claim 29 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 performing evaluation operations, when the selected first search result does not include the network domain of interest, with the evaluation operations comprising:
 incrementing the counter by a value of one; 
 selecting a next search result in ordered list; determining whether the selected next search result includes the network domain of interest; 
 when the selected next search result includes the network domain of interest, 
 setting a value of the ranking score for the network domain of interest to be a value of the counter; 
 when the selected next search result does not include the network domain of interest, 
 repeating the evaluation operations, until a selected next search result includes the network domain of interest. 
   
     
     
         32 . The one or more machine-readable hardware storage devices of  claim 27 , with the search results being ordered, with one or more of the search results with increased relevance to the keyword being ordered before other of the search results with decreased relevance to the keyword, and with the ranking score for the network domain of interest specifying a position of the network domain of interest in the ordered search results. 
     
     
         33 . An electronic system comprising:
 one or more processing devices; and   one or more machine-readable hardware storage devices storing instructions that are executable by the one or more processing devices to perform operations comprising:
 retrieving information indicative of a network domain of interest; 
 receiving search results for a keyword from a search engine system; 
 identifying, from the search results, a ranking score of the network domain of interest; 
 selecting, from the received search results, a predefined number of top search results, having higher ranking scores, relative to other ranking scores of other search results; and 
 generating information for a graphical user interface that when rendered on a display device, displays:
 a visual comparison of the network domain of interest and the top search results, with the visual comparison comprising:
 one or more first visual representations of the selected predefined number of top search results; and 
 a second visual representation of the ranking score for the network domain of interest. 
 
 
   
     
     
         34 . The electronic system of  claim 33 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 receiving information indicative of a selection of the search engine system to perform searching, with the search engine system being selected from a plurality of candidate search engine systems.   
     
     
         35 . The electronic system of  claim 33 , wherein the search results are received in an ordered list, and wherein the operations further comprise:
 initializing a counter to an initialized value;   selecting a first search result from the ordered list; and   determining whether the selected first search result includes the network domain of interest.   
     
     
         36 . The electronic system of  claim 35 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 setting a value of the ranking score for the network domain of interest to be the initialized value, when the selected first search result includes the network domain of interest.   
     
     
         37 . The electronic system of  claim 35 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 performing evaluation operations, when the selected first search result does not include the network domain of interest, with the evaluation operations comprising:
 incrementing the counter by a value of one; 
 selecting a next search result in ordered list; determining whether the selected next search result includes the network domain of interest; 
 when the selected next search result includes the network domain of interest, 
 setting a value of the ranking score for the network domain of interest to be a value of the counter; 
 when the selected next search result does not include the network domain of interest, 
 repeating the evaluation operations, until a selected next search result includes the network domain of interest. 
   
     
     
         38 . The electronic system of  claim 33 , with the search results being ordered, with one or more of the search results with increased relevance to the keyword being ordered before other of the search results with decreased relevance to the keyword, and with the ranking score for the network domain of interest specifying a position of the network domain of interest in the ordered search results.