System and method for modification, personalization and customizable filtering of search results and search result ranking in an internet-based search engine

A computer server-implemented method for personalization of network search results and search result rankings, the method comprising:

• using the computer server, receiving at least one query from a respondent or co-respondent via the network;
• in response to the at least one query, using the computer server, accessing at least one data storage device and selecting a plurality of return queries;
• using the computer server, transmitting the plurality of return queries to the respondent or co-respondent via the network;
• using the computer server, receiving a plurality of responses to the plurality of return queries from the respondent or co-respondent via the network;
• using the computer server, receiving a maximum transit time duration from the respondent or co-respondent via the network;
• using the computer server, receiving an override of a pause state from the respondent or co-respondent via the network;
• using the computer server, searching the at least one data storage device for corresponding pluralities of responses to the plurality of return queries from one or more co-respondents or respondents, respectively;
• using the computer server, comparatively pair-wise scoring the plurality of responses to the plurality of return queries against the corresponding pluralities of responses to the plurality of return queries of the co-respondent or respondent respectively and generating a plurality of pair-wise alignment scores for a plurality of respondent and co-respondent combinations;
• using the computer server, time duration filtering the plurality of respondent and co-respondent combinations by determining one or more transit time durations, for a mode of transportation and a transit route, for each respondent and co-respondent combination, of the plurality of respondent and co-respondent combinations, and when a transit time duration for the mode of transportation and the transit route, of the one or more transit time durations of a respondent and co-respondent combination, of the plurality of respondent and co-respondent combinations, is greater than the maximum transit time duration, assigning the pause state to the respondent and co-respondent combination for the mode of transportation and the transit route;
• using the computer server, sorting and ranking the plurality of respondent and co-respondent combinations according to the plurality of pair-wise alignment scores and time duration filtering to generate sorted and ranked respondents or co-respondents, the sorted and ranked respondents or co-respondents not including the respondent and co-respondent combination having the pause state for the mode of transportation and the transit route;
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• using the computer server, outputting the personalized network search results and search result rankings as a listing of one or more of the sorted and ranked respondents or co-respondents with an option to override the pause state for the respondent and co-respondent combination for the mode of transportation and the transit route.

A computer server system coupleable to a network for personalization of network search results and search result rankings, the server system comprising:

• a network input and output interface for network data transmission and reception, the network input and output interface adapted to receive at least one query from a respondent or co-respondent via the network;
• to transmit a plurality of return queries to the respondent or co-respondent via the network;
• to receive a plurality of responses to the plurality of return queries from the respondent or co-respondent via the network;
• to receive a maximum transit time duration from the respondent or co-respondent via the network;
• to transmit personalized network search results and search result rankings to the respondent or co-respondent via the network;
• and to receive an override of a pause state from the respondent or co-respondent via the network;
• at least one data storage device adapted to store the plurality of return queries;
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• one or more processors coupled to the at least one data storage device and network input and output interface, the one or more processors adapted to access the at least one data storage device and using the at least one query, to select the plurality of return queries for transmission;
• to search the at least one data storage device for corresponding pluralities of responses to the plurality of return queries from one or more co-respondents or respondents, respectively;
• to comparatively pair-wise score the plurality of responses to the plurality of return queries against the corresponding pluralities of responses to the plurality of return queries of the co-respondent or respondent respectively and generate a plurality of pair-wise alignment scores for a plurality of respondent and co-respondent combinations;
• to time duration filter the plurality of respondent and co-respondent combinations by determining one or more transit time durations for a time of day, for a mode of transportation, and for a transit route for the mode of transportation, for each respondent and co-respondent combination, of the plurality of respondent and co-respondent combinations, and when a transit time duration for the time of day, mode of transportation and the transit route, of the one or more transit time durations of a respondent and co-respondent combination of the plurality of respondent and co-respondent combinations, is greater than the maximum transit time duration, to assign the pause state to the respondent and co-respondent combination for the time of day, mode of transportation and the transit route;
• to sort and rank the plurality of respondent and co-respondent combinations according to the plurality of pair-wise alignment scores and the time duration filter to generate sorted and ranked respondents or co-respondents, the sorted and ranked respondents or co-respondents not including the respondent and co-respondent combination having the pause state for the time of day, mode of transportation and the transit route;
• to output the personalized network search results and search result rankings as a listing of the sorted and ranked respondents or co-respondents;
• the one or more processors further adapted, when the override of the pause state from the respondent or co-respondent has been received, to include the respondent and co-respondent combination for the time of day, mode of transportation and the transit route in updated personalized network search results and search result rankings and to output the updated personalized network search results and search result rankings.