Content search and results
OwnerSteven Michael Vittorioinventor
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Abstract
A search request for content can be initiated by a user, and the content that is relevant to the search request can be identified and presented in a manner that indicates the content's trustworthiness or relevancy. The identified content can be ranked based on the number of times the content has been referenced as well as by source that referenced the content. The relevant identified content can then be displayed in an ordered list that is ordered based on the number of times the content has been referenced. In some cases, the order may be modified by the authority of the source.
Claims27
A computer-based educational content search and results generation system, the system comprising:
- one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media;
- an educational content database stored on the one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media;
- and an educational content search and ranking engine that, when executed by one or more processors, directs the one or more processors to:
- identify a plurality of educational content from the educational content database in response to receiving a search query;
- identify a number of times each educational content of the plurality of educational content has been referenced by sources of a set of at least one designated source;
- generate a search result of the plurality of educational content that is in a ranked order based on the number of times each educational content has been referenced;
- and display the search result of the plurality of educational content, wherein the display of the search result comprises each respective educational content of the plurality of educational content having corresponding to it at least one respective source indicator for each respective source that referenced the respective educational content;
- wherein a plurality of source indicators correspond to a highest ranked educational content, and a plurality of source indicators correspond to a second highest ranked educational content;
- wherein each source only has a maximum of one source indicator for each educational content, even if a source has multiple references for an educational content;
- wherein at least one source indicator comprises a name of the respective source;
- wherein receiving the search query comprises receiving a search query that was entered in a search input field or search box by the user;
- wherein at least one source indicator popup is configured to display;
- wherein each educational content of the plurality of educational content is a book or textbook;
- wherein the set of at least one designated source comprises multiple schools, colleges, or universities;
- and wherein the set of at least one designated source comprises at least one source that referenced at least one educational content of the plurality of educational content by a course of the source requiring the educational content.
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