Information repository search system
AssigneeeBay Inc.
InventorCraig Miller
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Abstract
A system for receiving search criteria from users is disclosed. The search criteria are for application to a common information repository. The search criteria are received from at least two of the users. The system further associates the search criteria with source information that identifies multiple sources via which the search criteria are received. The system further generates a ranked set of search criteria based on the search criteria and presents a user interface including the ranked set of search criteria.
Claims23
A method including
- receiving a plurality of search criteria from a plurality of users;
- associating the plurality of search criteria with source information, the source information identifying a plurality of sources via which the plurality of search criteria are being received, the plurality of sources including a plurality of websites via which the plurality of search criteria are being received from the plurality of users;
- generating a ranked set of search criteria based on the plurality of search criteria;
- and
- presenting, over a network, a user interface including the ranked set of search criteria.
A system including:
- a communication module to receive a plurality of search criteria from a plurality of users;
- an association module to associate the plurality of search criteria with source information, the source information identifies a plurality of sources via which the plurality of search criteria are received, the plurality of sources include a plurality of websites via which the plurality of search criteria are received from the plurality of users;
- a ranking module to generate a ranked set of search criteria based on a count of instances of each search criterion received from the plurality of users;
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- a user interface module to present, over a network, a user interface that includes the ranked set of search criteria.
A non-transitory machine-readable medium including instructions, which when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
- receive a plurality of search criteria from a plurality of users;
- associate the plurality of search criteria with source information, the source information identifies a plurality of sources via which the plurality of search criteria are received, the plurality of sources include a plurality of websites via which the plurality of search criteria are received from the plurality of users;
- generate a ranked set of search criteria based on the plurality of search criteria;
- and
- present, over a network, a user interface including the ranked set of search criteria.
A system including:
- means for receiving a plurality of search criteria from a plurality of users;
- an association module to associate the plurality of search criteria with source information, the source information identifying a plurality of sources via which the plurality of search criteria are being received, the plurality of sources including a plurality of websites via which the plurality of search criteria are being received from the plurality of users
- a ranking module to generate a ranked set of search criteria based on the plurality of search criteria;
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- a user interface module to present a user interface that includes the ranked set of search criteria.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.