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Device-specific search results

  • US 10,324,985 B2
  • Filed: 04/01/2015
  • Issued: 06/18/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, by a processing system, a search query and a device type identifier from a user device, the search query including one or more query terms and the device type identifier indicating a make and model of the user device;

    identifying, by the processing system, a consideration set of application records based on the search query, each application record in the consideration set having an initial score associated therewith, the initial score indicating a degree to which the application record matches the search query;

    generating, by the processing system, device-specific search results based on the consideration set of application records and device-specific user ratings, wherein the generating of the device-specific search results comprises;

    for at least one of the application records;

    determining, by the processing system, a device-specific rating of a software application identified in the application record based on the device type identifier, the device-specific rating being determined based on one or more user-provided ratings, each user-provided rating being provided by users of the software application indicated by the application record that have a feedback user device of a same make and model as the user device that provided the search query;

    determining, by the processing system, a result score of the application record based on the device-specific rating and the initial score; and

    generating a device-specific search result based on the corresponding result score, the device-specific search result indicating relevance of the software application to the search query; and

    transmitting the device-specific search results from the processing system to the user device.

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