Personalized network searching

• US 10,140,375 B2
• Filed: 12/26/2017
• Issued: 11/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2003
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Badros, Gregory Joseph, Lawrence, Stephen
• Primary Examiner(s): Lewis, Cheryl
• Application Number:
  US15/854,208
• Publication Number:
  US 20180121556A1
• Time in Patent Office: 336 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36003 of motor muscles, e.g. for walking assistance
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36017 with leads or electrodes penetrating the skin
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36021 for treatment of pain
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36057 adapted for stimulating afferent nerves
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36071 Pain
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9536 Search customisation based on social or collaborative filtering
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0201 Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing

Abstract

Personalized network searching, in which a search query is received from a user, and a request is received to personalize a search result. Responsive to the search query and the request to personalize the search result, a personalized search result is generated by searching a personalized search object. Responsive to the search query, a general search result is generated by searching the general search object. The personalized search result and the general search result are provided to a client device, an advertisement is selected based at least in part upon the personalized search object, and the advertisement, the personalized search result, and the general search result are displayed.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method performed by at least one processor, the computer-implemented method comprising:

identifying a user;

receiving user input from the user through an interface of a client device, the user input indicating a modification to a set of favorite items for the user;

in response to receiving the user input;

modifying the set of favorite items stored for the user in a client-side storage of the client device, the modification to the set of favorite items initiating a synchronization process to synchronize the set of favorite items modified responsive to the user input with a server-side storage system configured to synchronize favorite items for the user with one or more other client devices, the server-side storage system remote from the client-side storage;

presenting through a single interface of the client device, in response to a query from the user, a combined search results set generated via one or more search sub-processes, the combined search results set including at least two of;

one or more favorite items from the set of favorite items synchronized for the user;

one or more search results from a first global index;

or

one or more search results from a second global index.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the client device comprises at least one of a digital assistant, a smart phone, a digital tablet, a laptop computer, or an Internet appliance.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the set of favorite items comprises an identifier to a resource.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the set of favorite items comprises an identifier to an audio file.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the set of favorite items comprises an identifier to an audio file that is accessible via a network.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the user input indicating the modification to the set of favorite items for the user comprises an indication to create a favorite item to add to the set of favorite items for the user, the computer-implemented method comprising:

adding the favorite item to the set of favorite items in the client-side storage of the client device; and

adding the favorite item to the set of favorite items in the server-side storage system.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising:

adding a favorite item to the set of favorite items stored on the one or more other client devices.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the user input indicating the modification to the set of favorite items for the user comprises an indication to delete a favorite item from the set of favorite items for the user.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising:

deleting a favorite item from the set of favorite items in the client-side storage of the client device;

deleting the favorite item from the set of favorite items in the server-side storage system; and

deleting the favorite item from the set of favorite items stored on the one or more other client devices.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising:

storing the set of favorite items in a bookmark file on at least one of the client-side storage of the client device, the server-side storage system, or a second client device of the one or more other client devices.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the interface of the client device through which the client device receives the user input comprises a built-in interface of a client-side application.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the interface of the client device comprises a pop-up window.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising:

providing, by an application, via the client device, the interface through which the user provides the user input.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein the application comprises at least one of a manager, HTML-based application, JavaScript-based application, an ActiveX component, a Java applet, or a C++ program.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the client device is associated with a valid user identifier and the one or more other client devices are associated with the valid user identifier.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising:

authenticating, via a user identifier, the client device for synchronization of the set of favorite items;

authenticating, via the user identifier, the one or more other client devices for synchronization of the set of favorite items; and

subsequent to authenticating the one or more other client devices for synchronization of the set of favorite items, synchronizing the set of favorite items among the one or more other client devices.

17. A system to synchronize bookmarks among devices, comprising:

a first client device comprising one or more processors and memory, the first client device comprising a first application program stored in the memory of the first client device and executed by the first client device; and

a second client device comprising one or more processors and memory, the second client device comprising a second application program stored in the memory of the second client device and executed by the second client device,

wherein the first application program of the first client device is configured to;

authenticate with a server for synchronizing with a set of bookmarks stored in a server-side storage of the server;

receive an input via an interface of the first client device, the input comprising an instruction to the first client device to modify a set of bookmarks stored in a client-side storage of the first client device, the client-side storage remote from the server-side storage; and

transmit, from the first client device and to the server, an indication to modify the set of bookmarks stored in the server-side storage, and

wherein the second application program of the second client device is configured to;

authenticate with the server for synchronizing with the set of bookmarks stored in the server-side storage of the server;

receive, at the second client device and from the server, an indication to modify a set of bookmarks stored in a client-side storage of the second client device, the client-side storage remote from the server-side storage;

modify, responsive to the indication to modify the set of bookmarks received from the server, the set of bookmarks stored in the client-side storage of the second client device; and

present through a single interface of the second client device, in response to a query from a user, a combined search results set generated via one or more search sub-processes, the combined search results set including at least two of;

one or more favorite items from the set of bookmarks synchronized for the user;

one or more search results from a first global index;

or

one or more search results from a second global index.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the set of bookmarks stored in the server-side storage of the server comprises one or more favorite items, wherein the set of bookmarks stored in the client-side storage of the first client device comprises the one or more favorite items, and wherein the set of bookmarks stored in the client-side storage of the second client device comprises the one or more favorite items.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the set of bookmarks stored in the server-side storage of the server comprises one or more identifiers of one or more audio files, wherein the set of bookmarks stored in the client-side storage of the first client device comprises the one or more identifiers of the one or more audio files, and wherein the set of bookmarks stored in the client-side storage of the second client device comprises the one or more identifiers of the one or more audio files.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the second client device is further configured to:

display, via an interface of the second client device, an indication of modification of bookmark information for at least one of the one or more audio files identified by the set of bookmarks stored in the client-side storage of the second client device.