Scoring candidate answer passages
Topics: AI (Deep Learning), Featured Snippets, Nitin Gupta, Scoring, Search Query Processing, SERP-Features
The method described processes question queries by extracting answer passages from top-ranked resources, scoring them based on query-dependent and query-independent factors, and providing the best-scoring answer. The scoring involves measuring similarity to query and answer terms, adjusting scores based on resource quality, and ensuring content relevance.
This is one of the core patents for Featured snippet generation and delivering facts in knowledge cards.