Inventors:
Ali Diab - Atherton CA, US
Scott A. Gatz - San Francisco CA, US
Shyam Kapur - Sunnyvale CA, US
David Ku - Fremont CA, US
Chuck Kung - Los Altos CA, US
Phu Hoang - San Francisco CA, US
Qi Lu - San Jose CA, US
Lynne Pogue - Menlo Park CA, US
Yuan Kui Shen - Cupertino CA, US
Norman Shi - Fremont CA, US
Thai Tran - Redwood City CA, US
Eckart Walther - Palo Alto CA, US
Jeff Weiner - Palo Alto CA, US
Assignee:
Yahoo! Inc. - Sunnyvale CA
International Classification:
G06F 17/30
US Classification:
707 3, 707 4, 707 5, 707 6
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for generating search results including searching by subdomain and providing sponsored results by subdomain is provided. A search system according to embodiments of the present invention analyzes search queries to determine if they are to be routed to subdomains and presents results include sponsored hits sponsored on a subdomain by subdomain basis.