IMPROVING LOCAL SEARCH RANKING USING TYPHOON MODEL

摘要

A system and method for ranking local search items may include dividing thesearch areainto 2 parts: the eye and the band. The location weight in the item'sretrieval score maybe a constant within the eye and a decreasing function of distance within theband. Thesize of the eye may be impacted by query's geo-sensitivity, user'stransportation toolsand search centre's population density.