Time-shift: how Bing changes the search results based on temporal events

A new patent application of Microsoft indicates that Microsoft’s search engine Bing might deliver different results based on the intent of the searcher and the time of the year. What is the search engine patent about? Here’s the official abstract of the patent application: “Techniques and systems are disclosed for returning temporally-aware results from an Internet-based search query. To determine if a query is temporally-based one or more query features are collected and

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