System and method for altering search result sequence based on user preferences

• US 20070239688A1
• Filed: 04/11/2006
• Published: 10/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Clark, David, Salinas, David, Shrader, Theodore
• Application Number:
  US11/402,983
• Publication Number:
  US 20070239688A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9038 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation

Abstract

A system and method for receiving search criteria from a client; determining if the client has specified a set of user preferences for defining a search result presentation order when returning a plurality of search results, in response to uniquely identifying the client; and presenting the plurality of search results in the search result presentation order as defined by the user preferences, in response to determining the client has specified a set of user preferences.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving search criteria from a client;

in response to uniquely identifying said client, determining if said client has specified a set of user preferences for defining a search result presentation order when returning a plurality of search results; and

in response to determining said client has specified a set of user preferences, presenting said plurality of search results in said search result presentation order as defined by said user preferences.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said set of user preferences further includes at least one search result among said plurality of search results previously-selected by said client.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said set of user preferences further includes a plurality of links explicitly specified by said client.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said set of user preferences further includes a plurality of bookmarked favorites in a browser.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

in response to determining said client has selected a first search result among said plurality of search results, modifying said set of user preferences to influence a display of search results by including said first search result in said set of user preferences.

6. A system comprising:

a processor;

a data bus coupled to said processor;

a computer-usable medium embodying computer program code, said computer-usable medium being coupled to said data bus, said computer program code comprising instructions executable by said processor and configured for;

receiving search criteria from a client;

in response to uniquely identifying said client, determining if said client has specified a set of user preferences for defining a search result presentation order when returning a plurality of search results; and

in response to determining said client has specified a set of user preferences, presenting said plurality of search results in said search result presentation order as defined by said user preferences.

7. The system according to claim 6, wherein said set of user preferences further includes at least one search result among said plurality of search results previously-selected by said client.

8. The system according to claim 6, wherein said set of user preferences further includes a plurality of links explicitly specified by said client.

9. The system according to claim 6, wherein said set of user preferences further includes a plurality of links explicitly specified by said client.

10. The system according to claim 6, wherein said instructions are further configured for:

in response to determining said client has selected a first search result among said plurality of search results, modifying said set of user preferences to influence a display of search results by including said first search result in said set of user preferences.

11. A computer-usable medium embodying computer program code, said computer program code comprising computer-executable instructions configured for:

receiving search criteria from a client;

in response to uniquely identifying said client, determining if said client has specified a set of user preferences for defining a search result presentation order when returning a plurality of search results; and

in response to determining said client has specified a set of user preferences, presenting said plurality of search results in said search result presentation order as defined by said user preferences.

12. The computer-usable medium according to claim 11, wherein said set of user preferences further includes at least one search result among said plurality of search results previously-selected by said client.

13. The computer-usable medium according to claim 11, wherein said set of user preferences further includes a plurality of links explicitly specified by said client.

14. The computer-usable medium according to claim 11, wherein said set of user preferences further includes a plurality of bookmarked favorites in a browser.

15. The computer-usable medium according to claim 11, wherein said embodied computer program code further comprises computer-executable instructions configured for:

in response to determining said client has selected a first search result among said plurality of search results, modifying said set of user preferences to influence a display of search results by including said first search result in said set of user preferences.