Methods and systems for providing a response to a query
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a query from a user;
determining the location of the user; and
providing a search result based upon the location of the user.
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Methods and systems for providing a response to a user'"'"'s query based on other users'"'"' picks. For one embodiment of the invention, user responses are correlated to determine an affinity among users. User affinity is then used to modify the presentation of the search results. For one embodiment the location of other user'"'"'s is used to modify the presentation of the search results.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a query from a user;
determining the location of the user; and
providing a search result based upon the location of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A machine-readable medium that provides executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
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receiving a query from a user;
determining the location of the user; and
providing a search result based upon the location of the user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a server digital processing system (DPS) to receive a query from a user, determine a location of a user, and create a search result corresponding to the query based upon the location of the user; and
a client DPSs to present the search result to the user and communicate user responses to the server DPS. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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