Highlighting results in the results page based on levels of trust
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a query from a user;
identifying a plurality of webpages that satisfies said query;
identifying a subset of the plurality of webpages, wherein each webpage in the subset is owned by at least one of the following;
(a) the user and (b) another user in a user group with which the user is associated; and
sending data toward the user, wherein the data includes;
(a) a plurality of references to be displayed, wherein each reference of the plurality of references corresponds to a separate webpage of the plurality of webpages, and wherein each reference in a particular subset of the plurality of references corresponds to a different webpage within the subset, and(b) instructions that cause each reference in the particular subset, when displayed, to be visually distinguished, other than the characters used to describe said each reference, from references that are not in the particular subset.
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Abstract
A technique is provided for highlighting specific website information in a results page of a query that is submitted by a user. A plurality of webpages is identified that each satisfies the query. A subset of the plurality of webpages is identified based on Web activity of the user or another user in a group with which the user is associated. Data, including a plurality of references and particular instructions, is sent to the user. Each reference of the plurality of references corresponds to a separate webpage of the plurality of webpages. A particular subset of the plurality of references corresponds to the subset of the plurality of webpages. The particular instructions cause each reference of the particular subset, when displayed, to be visually distinguished from references that are not in the subset.
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28 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a query from a user; identifying a plurality of webpages that satisfies said query; identifying a subset of the plurality of webpages, wherein each webpage in the subset is owned by at least one of the following;
(a) the user and (b) another user in a user group with which the user is associated; andsending data toward the user, wherein the data includes; (a) a plurality of references to be displayed, wherein each reference of the plurality of references corresponds to a separate webpage of the plurality of webpages, and wherein each reference in a particular subset of the plurality of references corresponds to a different webpage within the subset, and (b) instructions that cause each reference in the particular subset, when displayed, to be visually distinguished, other than the characters used to describe said each reference, from references that are not in the particular subset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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7. A method, comprising:
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receiving a query from a user; identifying a plurality of webpages that satisfies said query; identifying a subset of the plurality of webpages based on Web activity of at least one of the following;
(a) the user, and (b) another user in a user group with which the user is associated; andsending data toward the user, wherein the data includes; (a) a plurality of references to be displayed, wherein; each reference of the plurality of references corresponds to a separate webpage of the plurality of webpages, each reference in a particular subset of the plurality of references corresponds to a different webpage in the subset, each class of a plurality of classes is associated with one or more different references in the particular subset, each class of the plurality of classes is associated with a different ranking, and the ranking of each class of the plurality of classes determines how the one or more different references associated with said each class are to be displayed, and (b) instructions that cause the one or more different references associated with a particular class of the plurality of classes, when displayed, to be visually distinguished, other than the characters used to describe said each reference, from references that are associated with any other class of the plurality of classes. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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11. A method, comprising:
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receiving a query from a user; identifying a plurality of webpages that satisfies said query; identifying a subset of the plurality of webpages based on Web activity of at least one of the following;
(a) the user, and (b) another user in a user group with which the user is associated; andwherein the Web activity is associated with a different webpage that is different than any webpage in the subset; wherein said different webpage is from the same website as a webpage in the subset; sending data toward the user, wherein the data includes; (a) a plurality of references to be displayed, wherein each reference of the plurality of references corresponds to a separate webpage of the plurality of webpages, and wherein each reference in a particular subset of the plurality of references corresponds to a different webpage in the subset; and (b) instructions that cause each reference in the particular subset, when displayed, to be visually distinguished, other than the characters used to describe said each reference, from references that are not in the particular subset. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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Specification