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Search engine

  • US 10,180,952 B2
  • Filed: 04/29/2016
  • Issued: 01/15/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • providing, by a server computer, a first user interface operating on the first client computer and displaying 3rd party content on the first client computer, wherein the first user interface is separate from a main window of a web browser, and wherein the first user interface automatically selects a portion of the 3rd party content and displays the portion of the 3rd party content within the first user interface based on settings received from the user via the user interface to display selected portions of the 3rd party content;

    receiving, by the server computer, a submission associated with the 3rd party content from the first user via the first user interface;

    indexing, by the server computer, the 3rd party content based on the submission from the first user;

    ranking, by the server computer, the 3rd party content based on a rating of the 3rd party content submitted from the first user;

    receiving, by the server computer, a search query from a second client computer operated by a second user;

    in response to receiving the search query, selecting, by the server computer and based on the indexing and the ranking of the 3rd party content, a set of search results that include an identification of the 3rd party content; and

    transmitting, by the server computer, the set of search results to the second client computer.

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