Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Relevancy ranking of search results in a network based upon a user's computer-related activities
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Application No.: US13005614Application Date: 2011-01-13
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Publication No.: US08688691B2Publication Date: 2014-04-01
- Inventor: Maryam Ahmed , Al Chakra , Matthew C. Hillary , Kimberly D. McCall , M. Scott Thomason
- Applicant: Maryam Ahmed , Al Chakra , Matthew C. Hillary , Kimberly D. McCall , M. Scott Thomason
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC
- Agent Joe Polimeni
- Main IPC: G06F17/30
- IPC: G06F17/30

Abstract:
A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product providing ordered search results within a search engine. Items are retrieved from a network satisfying search criteria provided by a user. Computer-related activities performed by the user, including social networking activities, are determined, and the retrieved items are ranked based on the computer-related activities. The ranking of the retrieved items is dependent upon whether any retrieved item has been referenced by the social networking activities of the user, and the search results are provided including the retrieved items in order of the ranking.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120185472A1 Relevancy Ranking of Search Results in a Network Based Upon a User's Computer-Related Activities Public/Granted day:2012-07-19
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