Phrase-Based Indexing Patents

Phrase-Based Searching in an Information Retrieval System

US 7,599,914
Anna Lynn Patterson
Google LLC
Granted October 6, 2009
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Executive Summary

A revolutionary approach to information retrieval that transforms how search engines understand and process human language using phrase-based indexing instead of single words. Documents with more related phrases rank higher than those with fewer. Critical for semantic SEO.

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