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US 7,606,809 B2Granted
Method and system for performing a search on a network
AssigneeLycos, Inc.
InventorAdam Soroca
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method and system for performing a trusted search is described. A credibility score is assigned to a Web site based on whether the Web site meets at least a portion of trust criteria. The Web site is stored in an index of trusted Web sites if the credibility score assigned to the Web site is within a predefined range of credibility scores. The Web site is displayed on a machine if the Web site is determined to contain information that is relevant to a search query.
Claims18
A computer-implemented method for performing a trusted search, the method comprising:
- prompting a user to select from categories of trust criteria;
- prompting the user to enter parameters related to the selected categories of trust criteria;
- storing, in memory, the selected categories and the parameters of trust criteria;
- assigning a credibility score to a Web site based on whether the Web site meets at least a portion of the trust criteria;
- storing, in memory, the Web site in an index of trusted Web sites if the credibility score assigned to the Web site is within a predefined range of credibility scores;
- displaying the Web site on a machine if the Web site is determined to contain information that is relevant to a search query;
- and
- wherein displaying the Web site further comprises displaying the Web site on the machine only if the credibility score of the Web site lies within a confidence range of credibility scores, the confidence range including a portion of the predetermined range.
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A system for performing a trusted search, the system comprising:
- a storage device configured to store an index of trusted Web sites;
- and
- a server comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- prompt a user to select from categories of trust criteria;
- prompt the user to enter parameters related to the selected categories of trust criteria;
- store, in memory, the selected categories and the parameters of trust criteria;
- and
- calculate a credibility score of a Web site based on whether the Web site meets at least a portion of the trust criteria and to store the Web site in the index of trusted Web sites if the credibility score assigned to the Web site is within a predefined range;
- and
- a communication interface connecting the server to a network, the communication interface configured to receive a search query and to send an address corresponding to the Web site via the network;
- displaying the Web site on a machine if the Web site is determined to contain information that is relevant to a search query;
- and
- wherein displaying the Web site further comprises displaying the Web site on the machine only if the credibility score of the Web site lies within a confidence range of credibility scores, the confidence range including a portion of the predetermined range.
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A computer program product embodied in a tangible machine-readable memory device, the computer program product comprising instructions that cause a computer to:
- prompt a user to select from categories of trust criteria;
- prompt the user to enter parameters related to the selected categories of trust criteria;
- store, in memory, the selected categories and the parameters of trust criteria;
- assign a credibility score to a Web site based on whether the Web site meets at least a portion of the trust criteria;
- store, in memory, the Web site in an index of trusted Web sites if the credibility score assigned to the Web site is within a predefined range of credibility scores;
- display the Web site on a machine if the Web site is determined to contain information that is relevant to a search query;
- and
- display the Web site on the machine only if the credibility score of the Web site lies within a confidence range of credibility scores, the confidence range including a portion of the predetermined range.
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A computer-implemented method comprising:
- at a server, assigning a credibility score to a Web site based on whether the Web site meets at least a portion of trust criteria;
- prompting a user to select from categories of trust criteria;
- prompting the user to enter parameters related to the selected categories of trust criteria;
- storing, in memory, the selected categories and the parameters of trust criteria in a database, storing the Web site in an index of trusted Web sites in memory if the credibility score assigned to the Web site is within a predefined range of credibility scores;
- sending an address of the Web site from the server to a client if the Web site is determined to contain information that is relevant to a search query;
- displaying the Web site on a machine if the Web site is determined to contain information that is relevant to a search query;
- and
- wherein displaying the Web site further comprises displaying the Web site on the machine only if the credibility score of the Web site lies within a confidence range of credibility scores, the confidence range including a portion of the predetermined range.
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A computer-implemented method comprising:
- providing categories of trust criteria on a graphical user interface at a client;
- prompting a user to select from the categories of trust criteria;
- prompting the user to enter parameters related to the selected categories of trust criteria;
- storing in memory, the selected categories mad the parameters of trust criteria;
- at a server, storing in memory, the trust criteria selected from the categories of trust criteria;
- sending an address of the Web site from the server to the client if the Web site meets at least a portion of the trust criteria contains information related to a search query;
- displaying the Web site on a machine if the Web site is determined to contain information that is relevant to a search query;
- and
- wherein displaying the Web site further comprises displaying the Web site on the machine only if the credibility score of the Web site lies within a confidence range of credibility scores, the confidence range including a portion of the predetermined range.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.