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US 2013/0246405 A1Published application
Display of Boosted Slashtag Results
AssigneeBlekko, Inc.
InventorsThomas M. ANNAU, Gregory B. Lindahl, Samuel Makonnen, Michael Markson, Keith Peters, Robert Michael Saliba, Al Sary, Rich Skrenta, Dan Swartz, Robert N. Truel, Timothy Walters
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Abstract
At least one key word is detect in a search query. Alternative search query is automatically generated based on the at least one key word. The alternative search query includes a search operator associated with the at least one key word. A first search result is generated based on the alternative search query and displayed in a web browser.
Claims21
A method for processing content to be displayed, comprising
- detecting at least one search operator in a search query;
- detecting a boosting indicator associated with the at least one search operator;
- in response to detecting the boosting indicator, generating a first search result that includes a boosted ranking of at least a subset a plurality of search result items in the search result;
- and
- displaying the first search result in a web browser.
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