Continual Reorganization of Ordered Search Results Based on Current User Interaction

• US 20090119278A1
• Filed: 11/07/2007
• Published: 05/07/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Seacat, Lisa A., Cross, Tiffany B., Sedota, Cheryl M.
• Application Number:
  US11/936,563
• Publication Number:
  US 20090119278A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques

Abstract

Responsive to each user interaction with search results to network locations returned by a search engine, a search result reorganizer predicts user interest in the search results from each dynamic user interaction. Responsive to each prediction of user interest while a user interacts any of the search results, the search result reorganizer reorders the search results to reflect the user interest.

Claims

1. A method for ordering search results, comprising:

responsive to each user interaction with a plurality of search results to a plurality of separate network locations returned from a search request, predicting user interest in the plurality of search results from each user interaction; and

responsive to each prediction of user interest while a user interacts with the plurality of search results, reordering the plurality of search results to reflect the user interest.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein predicting user interest in the plurality of search results from each user interaction further comprises:

detecting a first amount of time of the user interaction with the display interface with a first selection of the plurality of search results before selecting a next selection of the plurality of search results;

detecting at least one common content element from the first selection of the plurality of search results; and

predicting user interest in the at least one common content element based on the first amount of time.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein predicting user interest in the plurality of search results from each user interaction further comprises:

detecting an amount of time a particular page accessed from a particular link within the plurality of search results is opened;

detecting at least one content element of the particular page; and

predicting user interest in the at least one content element based on the amount of time the particular page is opened.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein predicting user interest in the plurality of search results from each user interaction further comprises:

detecting a first amount of time of a first user interaction with the plurality of search results and a first content element of the at least one page accessible from the plurality of search results associated with the first user interaction with the plurality of search results;

detecting a second amount of time of a second interaction of the user with the plurality of search results and a second content element of the at least one additional page accessible from the plurality of search results associated with the second interaction of the user with the plurality of search results;

predicting greater user interest in one of the first content element and the second content element based on a comparison of the first amount of time and the second amount of time.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein predicting user interest in the plurality of search results from each user interaction further comprises:

detecting a user interaction of a user selecting to download a file from a website accessed from a particular link from among the plurality of search results;

detecting a type of content of the file; and

predicting user interest in the type of content of the file based on the user selecting to download the file from the website.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein reordering the plurality of search results to reflect the user interest, further comprises:

detecting the predicted user interests based on each user interaction with at least one of the plurality of search results comprising at least one first content element from at least one of the pages accessible from at least one of the plurality of search results that is of highest interest to the user and at least one second content element from at least one of the additional pages accessible from at least one of the plurality of search results that is of lowest interest to the user; and

reordering the plurality of search results descending from at least one first link with the same at least one first content element of highest interest to the user to at least one second link with the same at least one second content element of lowest interest to the user.

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

receiving the plurality of search results initially ordered by a search engine specifying the plurality of search results related to at least one search term in response to a search query with the at least one search term.

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

responsive to each prediction of user interest while a user interacts with the plurality of search results, requesting a search engine perform a search query with an initial search term triggering the plurality of search results and at least one additional search term from the content indicated as of most interest to the user in the predicted user interest; and

receiving the reordered plurality of search results from the search engine for a search query based on the initial search term and the at least one additional search term based on the user interest.

9. A system for ordering search results, comprising:

a search engine for determining a plurality of search results to a plurality of separate network locations for at least one search term;

a search result reorganizer for detecting each user interaction with the plurality of search results from a search request, for predicting user interest in the plurality of search results from each user interaction, and, responsive to each prediction of user interest while a user interacts with the plurality of search results, for reordering the plurality of search results to reflect the user interest.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein for predicting user interest in the plurality of search results from each user interaction the search result reorganizer further comprises:

means for detecting a first amount of time of the user interaction with a display interface with a first selection of the plurality of search results before selecting a next selection of the plurality of search results;

means for detecting at least one common content element from the first selection of the plurality of search results; and

means for predicting user interest in the at least one common content element based on the first amount of time.

11. The system according to claim 10, wherein the means for detecting at least one common content element of the pages accessible from the first selection of the plurality of search results further comprises:

means for detecting the common content element from among a plurality of tags detected for the pages accessible from the first selection the plurality of search results.

12. The system according to claim 9, wherein for predicting user interest in the plurality of search results from each user interaction the search result reorganizer further comprises:

means for detecting an amount of time a particular page accessed from a particular link within the plurality of search results is opened;

means for detecting at least one content element of the particular page; and

means for predicting user interest in the at least one content element based on the amount of time the particular page is opened.

13. The system according to claim 9, wherein for predicting user interest in the plurality of search results from each user interaction the search result reorganizer further comprises:

means for detecting a first amount of time of a first user interaction with the plurality of search results and a first content element of the at least one page accessible from the plurality of search results associated with the first user interaction with the plurality of search results;

means for detecting a second amount of time of a second interaction of the user with the plurality of search results and a second content element of the at least one additional page accessible from the plurality of search results associated with the second interaction of the user with the plurality of search results; and

means for predicting greater user interest in one of the first content element and the second content element based on a comparison of the first amount of time and the second amount of time.

14. The system according to claim 9, wherein for predicting user interest in the plurality of search results from each user interaction the search result reorganizer further comprises:

means for detecting a user interaction of a user selecting to download a file from a website accessed from a particular link from among the plurality of search results;

means for detecting a type of content of the file; and

means for predicting user interest in the content of the file based on the user selecting to download the file from the website.

15. The system according to claim 9, wherein for reordering the plurality of search results to reflect the user interest the search result reorganizer further comprises:

means for detecting the predicted user interests based on each user interaction with at least one of the plurality of search results comprising at least one first content element from at least one of the pages accessible from at least one of the plurality of search results that is of highest interest to the user and at least one second content element from at least one of the additional pages accessible from at least one of the plurality of search results that is of lowest interest to the user; and

means for reordering the plurality of search results descending from at least one first link with the same at least one first content element of highest interest to the user to at least one second link with the same at least one second content element of lowest interest to the user.

16. The system according to claim 9, further comprising a browser for facilitating the display interface for displaying the plurality of search results.

17. The system according to claim 9, the search result reorganizer further comprising:

means, responsive to each prediction of user interest while a user interacts with the plurality of search results, for requesting a search engine perform a search query with an initial search term triggering the plurality of search results and at least one additional search term from the content indicated as of most interest to the user in the predicted user interest; and

means for receiving the reordered plurality of search results from the search engine for a search query based on the initial search term and the at least one additional search term based on the user interest.

18. A program product comprising a storage-type computer-usable medium including a computer-readable program for ordering search results, wherein the computer-readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:

responsive to each user interaction with a plurality of search results to a plurality of separate network locations returned from a search request, predict user interest in the plurality of search results from each user interaction; and

responsive to each prediction of user interest while a user interacts with the plurality of search results, reorder the plurality of search results to reflect the user interest.

19. The program product according to claim 18, wherein the computer-readable program is transmitted over a network.

20. The program product according to claim 18, wherein the computer-readable program when executed on the computer further causes the computer to:

detect a first amount of time of the user interaction with a display interface with a first selection of the plurality of search results before selecting a next selection of the plurality of search results;

detect at least one common content element from the first selection of the plurality of search results; and

predict user interest in the at least one common content element based on the first amount of time.