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US 2019/0171768 A1Published application
Leveraging past search results with current search results
AssigneeMotorola Solutions, Inc.
InventorsAnoop Sehgal Paras Ram, Hasrolnizam Mohd Mokhtar, Woei Chyuan Tan, Chun Meng Tan
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for leveraging past search results is provided herein. During operation a search string/phrase is received from a person and the search string is provided to a search engine. A plurality of search results is received from the search engine. A database of past search results is accessed, and a search result from the plurality of search results is deprioritized if the search result is included in the database of past search results.
Claims15
An apparatus comprising:
- a user interface receiving a search string from a person;
- logic circuitry providing the search string to a search engine and receiving a plurality of search results from the search engine;
- a database comprising past search results for at least one user;
- the logic circuitry deprioritizing a search result from the plurality of search results if the search result is included in the past search results for the at least one user;
- and
- a display, displaying the search results.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a user interface receiving a search string from a first person;
- logic circuitry providing the search string to a search engine and receiving a plurality of search results from the search engine;
- a database comprising past search results for a second person;
- the logic circuitry deprioritizing a search result from the plurality of search results if the search result is included in the past search results for the second person and if the search result and the past search results were obtained within a predetermined period of time;
- and
- a display, displaying the search results in a list, wherein the list excludes the deprioritized search result.
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A method comprising the steps of:
- receiving by a user interface, a search string from a person;
- providing via logic circuitry, the search string to a search engine and receiving a plurality of search results from the search engine, and modifying the plurality of search results by deprioritizing a search result from the plurality of search results if the search result is included in the past search results for at least one user;
- and
- displaying the search results.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.