US8909625B1
patent
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer pro grams encoded on a computer storage medium, for selecting image search results. In one aspect, a method includes receiv ing image search data specifying images that have been iden tified as responsive to a query. A set of image group identifiers are received for two or more of the images. Different image group identifiers specify different image groups to which an image belongs. A determination is made that the sets of image group identifiers for two images each include a matching image group identifier. In response to the determination the two images are determined to be near-duplicate images, and a presentation position for a search result that references one of the near-duplicate images is adjusted. Data that cause presen tation of search results that reference the near-duplicate images according to the adjusted presentation position.
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