METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING RANKED SEARCH RESULTS
First Claim
1. A method of displaying ranked search results, the method comprising:
- determining a query based on a first aspect of a user context, the first aspect including data indicative of text being accessed by a user, the query being different than the user context;
receiving a plurality of search results from a search engine, the plurality of search results being based on the query;
comparing data indicative of the plurality of search results to data indicative of a second aspect of the user context to determine a plurality of scores associated with the plurality of search results, the second aspect of the user context including data indicative of at least one task in which the user is engaged out of a plurality of possible user tasks; and
generating a display indicative of a ranked list of search results based on at least a portion of the plurality of scores.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus assessing, ranking, organizing, and presenting search results associated with a user'"'"'s current work context are disclosed. The system disclosed assesses, ranks, organizes and presents search results against a user'"'"'s current work context by comparing statistical and heuristic models of the search results to a statistical and heuristic model of the user'"'"'s current work context. In this manner, search results are assessed, ranked, organized, and/or presented with the benefit of attributes of the user'"'"'s current work context that are predictive of relevance, such as words in a user'"'"'s document (e.g., web page or word processing document) that may not have been included in the search query. In addition, search results from multiple search engines are combined into an organization scheme that best reflects the user'"'"'s current task. As a result, lists of search results from different search engines can be more usefully presented to the user.
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39 Claims
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1. A method of displaying ranked search results, the method comprising:
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determining a query based on a first aspect of a user context, the first aspect including data indicative of text being accessed by a user, the query being different than the user context;
receiving a plurality of search results from a search engine, the plurality of search results being based on the query;
comparing data indicative of the plurality of search results to data indicative of a second aspect of the user context to determine a plurality of scores associated with the plurality of search results, the second aspect of the user context including data indicative of at least one task in which the user is engaged out of a plurality of possible user tasks; and
generating a display indicative of a ranked list of search results based on at least a portion of the plurality of scores. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of displaying ranked search results, the method comprising:
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determining a first query and a second query based on a user context, the user context including data indicative of text being accessed by a user, the first query being different than the user context, the second query being different than the user context;
receiving a first plurality of search results from a first search engine, the first plurality of search results being based on the first query;
receiving a second plurality of search results from a second different search engine, the second plurality of search results being based on the second query;
comparing data indicative of the first plurality of search results to data indicative of the user context to determine a first plurality of scores associated with the first plurality of search results;
comparing data indicative of the second plurality of search results to the data indicative of the user context to determine a second plurality of scores associated with the second plurality of search results;
combining at least a portion of the first plurality of search results with at least a portion of the second plurality of search results into a ranked list of search results based on at least a portion of the first plurality of scores and at least a portion of the second plurality of scores; and
generating a display indicative of the ranked list of search results. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An apparatus for displaying ranked search results, the apparatus comprising:
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a processor;
a memory device operatively coupled to the processor;
a user input device operatively coupled to the processor;
a network device operatively coupled to the processor; and
a display device operatively coupled to the processor;
wherein the memory device stores a software program to cause the processor to;
determine a query based on a first aspect of a user context, the first aspect including data indicative of text being accessed by a user in response to inputs entered via the user input device, the query being different than the user context;
receive a plurality of search results from a search engine via the network device, the plurality of search results being based on the query;
compare data indicative of the plurality of search results to data indicative of a second aspect of the user context to determine a plurality of scores associated with the plurality of search results, the second aspect of the user context including data indicative of at least one task in which the user is engaged out of a plurality of possible user tasks; and
generate a display via the display device, the display being indicative of a ranked list of search results based on at least a portion of the plurality of scores. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A computer readable medium storing a software program to cause a computing device to:
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determine a query based on a first aspect of a user context, the first aspect including data indicative of text being accessed by a user, the query being different than the user context;
receive a plurality of search results from a search engine, the plurality of search results being based on the query;
compare data indicative of the plurality of search results to data indicative of a second aspect of the user context to determine a plurality of scores associated with the plurality of search results, the second aspect of the user context including data indicative of at least one task in which the user is engaged out of a plurality of possible user tasks; and
generate a display indicative of a ranked list of search results based on at least a portion of the plurality of scores. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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