Variable personalization of search results in a search engine

US9058364B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9058364-B2
Application numberUS-201213620611-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 14, 2012
Priority dateMar 29, 2004
Publication dateJun 16, 2015
Grant dateJun 16, 2015

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A search engine provides personalized rankings of search results. A user interest profile identifies topics of interest to a user. Each topic is associated with one or more sites, and a boost value, which can be used to augment an information retrieval score of any document from the site. Search results from any search are provided to the user, with a variable control of the ranking of the results. The results can be ranked by their unboosted information retrieval score, thus reflecting no personalization, or by their fully or partially boosted information retrieval scores. This allows the user to selectively control how their interests affect the ranking of the documents.

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What is claimed is: 1. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving, at a user device, a search results page that presents search results identified in response to a first search query, wherein the search results page includes a first representation of a first ranking of one or more of the search results based on first ranking scores of the search results, and a second representation of a second ranking of one or more of the search results based on second ranking scores of…

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What does patent US9058364B2 cover?
A search engine provides personalized rankings of search results. A user interest profile identifies topics of interest to a user. Each topic is associated with one or more sites, and a boost value, which can be used to augment an information retrieval score of any document from the site. Search results from any search are provided to the user, with a variable control of the ranking of the resu…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Haveliwala Taher H, Jeh Glen M, Kamvar Sepandar D, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F17/3053. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 16 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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