Patents Examined by Mahmoudi Tony
  • Patent number: 8065309
    Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a computer-implemented method for counting one or more unique search results within a plurality of search results includes creating hash values for information in each of the search results using a first hash function. The first hash function has a predetermined hash value range size. The method further includes identifying a predetermined number of smallest hash values within the created hash values. The method further includes estimating a first number of unique search results based on the predetermined hash value range size, the predetermined number, and a largest hash value in the smallest hash values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Ziv Bar-Yossef, Kfir Karmon