公开(公告)号：US20190171753A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-06

申请号：US14040460

申请日：2013-09-27

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： Junbin TENG ,  Boris Mazniker

IPC: G06F17/30

Abstract: A method includes identifying a plurality of items, each having a score and being sorted within a list, identifying one or more variation features, diversifying the list of the plurality of items by processing each of the plurality of items in order of the sorting, the processing for each of the plurality of items including selecting the item as a candidate item, determining one or more demotion criteria with respect to the candidate item, determining if one or more items of the plurality of items meet the demotion criteria with respect to the selected item, modifying the score for at least one of the plurality of items based on a demotion factor, rearranging the list according to the score of each of the plurality of items in response to the modifying and providing the list of the plurality of items for display to the user.