Reputation based search
AssigneeYahoo! Inc.
InventorsH. Scott Roy, Timothy M. Nufire, Esteban Kozak
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Abstract
A method of providing relevant search information comprises receiving a search term. The method also comprises locating a first search result that matches the search term, wherein the first search result is associated with a first measure of reputation, locating a second search result that matches the search term, wherein the second search result is associated with a second measure of reputation, and preferentially presenting the first and the second search results based on the first and the second measures of reputation.
Claims25
A method of providing relevant search information comprising:
- receiving a search term;
- locating a first search result that matches the search term, wherein the first search result is associated with a first measure of reputation;
- locating a second search result that matches the search term, wherein the second search result is associated with a second measure of reputation;
- preferentially presenting the first and the second search results based on the first and the second measures of reputation;
- and
- receiving positive user feedback with respect to the first measure of reputation, wherein the positive user feedback indicates that a user has bookmarked the first search results, and
- improving the first measure of reputation through use of an equation that includes a determined number of times that the first search result has been bookmarked.
A system configured to provide relevant search information comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- receive a search term;
- locate a first search result that matches the search term, wherein the first search result is associated with a first measure of reputation;
- locate a second search result that matches the search term, wherein the second search result is associated with a second measure of reputation;
- preferentially present the first and the second search results based on the first and the second measures of reputation;
- and
- receive positive user feedback with respect to the first measure of reputation, wherein the positive user feedback indicates that a user has bookmarked the first search results, and
- improve the first measure of reputation using an equation that includes a determined number of times that the first search result has been bookmarked;
- and
- a memory coupled to the processor, configured to provide the processor with instructions.
A computer program product for providing relevant search information, the computer program product being embodied in a computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
- receiving a search term;
- locating a first search result that matches the search term, wherein the first search result is associated with a first measure of reputation;
- locating a second search result that matches the search term, wherein the second search result is associated with a second measure of reputation;
- preferentially presenting the first and the second search results based on the first and the second measures of reputation;
- and
- receiving positive user feedback with respect to the first measure of reputation, wherein the positive user feedback indicates that a user has bookmarked the first search results, and
- improving the first measure of reputation through use of an equation that includes a determined number of times that the first search result has been bookmarked.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.