Personalized web search method
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a search request;
performing a traditional web query that returns a set of result pages;
using collaborative filtering techniques to generate a set of predicted pages;
comparing the set of predicted pages with the set of result pages; and
adjusting the set of result pages based upon the set of predicted pages.
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Abstract
A method for contextualizing search results is disclosed. The method includes performing a traditional web query that returns a set of result pages, using collaborative filtering techniques to generate a set of predicted pages, comparing the set of predicted pages with the set of result pages, and ranking the set of result pages so that result pages that are also included in the set of predicted pages are ranked higher than those that are not. Methods herein also contemplate using the search history of the user or others to refine the results of searches.
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22 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a search request;
performing a traditional web query that returns a set of result pages;
using collaborative filtering techniques to generate a set of predicted pages;
comparing the set of predicted pages with the set of result pages; and
adjusting the set of result pages based upon the set of predicted pages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for performing a search of the web, comprising:
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receiving a search request;
performing a traditional web query that returns a set of result pages;
defining a time period prior to the search;
determining what pages were visited by the source of the search request during the time period prior to the search. adjusting the set of result pages based upon the set of viewed pages. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method for personalizing a web search, comprising:
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retaining a record of a user'"'"'s search history; and
adjusting the results of the web search in view of the user'"'"'s search history. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for personalizing a web search, comprising:
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retaining a record of previous searches conducted by the search engine;
determining a set of predicted pages for particular search terms based upon the record of previous searches; and
adjusting the results of the web search by the predicted pages.
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