BOOKMARKS AND RANKING
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving bookmarks associated with one or more documents or sites;
searching a corpus of documents to obtain search results; and
ranking the search results using the received bookmarks.
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Abstract
A system receives bookmarks associated with one or more documents or sites. The system searches a corpus of documents to obtain search results and ranks the search results using the received bookmarks.
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28 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving bookmarks associated with one or more documents or sites; searching a corpus of documents to obtain search results; and ranking the search results using the received bookmarks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method, comprising:
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receiving bookmarks associated with one or more documents or sites; receiving user input defining how or if the bookmarks are to effect search results; searching a corpus of documents to obtain search results; and ranking the search results using the bookmarks based on the user input. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method, comprising:
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obtaining a user'"'"'s bookmarks, wherein the bookmarks identify documents selected by the user; executing a search based on a first search query received from the user to obtain search results; ranking the search results; and re-ranking the search results using the user'"'"'s bookmarks. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system, comprising:
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means for obtaining bookmarks associated with one or more documents or sites; means for searching a corpus of documents to obtain search results; and means for ranking the search results using the received bookmarks.
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28. A computer-readable medium that stores computer-executable instructions, comprising:
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instructions for obtaining bookmarks associated with one or more documents or sites; instructions for receiving user input defining how or if the bookmarks are to effect search results; instructions for searching a corpus of documents to obtain search results; and instructions for ranking the search results using the bookmarks based on the user input.
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