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Generating search results for people

  • US 10,430,597 B1
  • Filed: 05/01/2018
  • Issued: 10/01/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

  • receiving a search query;

    obtaining one or more search results that a search engine identifies as responsive to the search query;

    identifying (i) a topic of the search query, and (ii) one or more members of a social network that are indicated as having expertise in the topic of the search query;

    generating a search results page that includes (i) one or more of the search results, and (ii) a region that includes, for each of the one or more members of the social network that are indicated as having expertise in the topic of the search query, information identifying that particular member and a control for filtering the search results to include only those search results that the search engine has identified as responsive to the search query and that are associated with that particular member; and

    providing the search results page for output.

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