System and method for responding to search requests in a computer network
First Claim
1. A method of responding to a search request in a computer network, the method comprising:
- receiving client data from a plurality of client computers, the client data being indicative of consumer preferred links for keywords employed to perform searches across different search engines on the Internet;
receiving a keyword from a search engine; and
providing the search engine a plurality of links pointing to at least one document on the Internet, at least one link in the plurality of links determined to be relevant to the keyword based on the client data.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a message server computer receives client data from a plurality of client computers. The client data may include consumer search, navigation, and/or behavioral information indicative of consumer preferred links for particular keywords. For example, the client data may include recordings of consumer actions across several, different search engines. Upon receipt of a search request for a keyword, a search engine may pass the keyword to the message server computer. The message server computer may generate a set of links determined to be relevant to the keyword based on client data received from the client computers. The search engine may include the set of links in a search result, and provide the search result to the consumer who made the search request. The search result advantageously includes links that are known to be preferred by other consumers performing searches on the Internet.
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1. A method of responding to a search request in a computer network, the method comprising:
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receiving client data from a plurality of client computers, the client data being indicative of consumer preferred links for keywords employed to perform searches across different search engines on the Internet;
receiving a keyword from a search engine; and
providing the search engine a plurality of links pointing to at least one document on the Internet, at least one link in the plurality of links determined to be relevant to the keyword based on the client data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for providing search results, the system comprising:
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a plurality of client computers, each of the client computers including a message delivery program that is configured to record client data indicative of consumer preferred links for keywords employed to perform searches across different search engines; and
a message server computer configured to receive client data from the message delivery program in each of the client computers, the message server computer storing a ranking of links associated with particular keywords, the ranking being based on client data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of responding to a search request, the method comprising:
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receiving a search request for a keyword from a client computer; and
providing a search result responsive to the search request, the search result including at least one link that is determined to be relevant to the keyword based on consumer actions with respect to the link as displayed on different search results from different search engines. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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