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SEARCH RESULTS USING A PANEL

  • US 20090144263A1
  • Filed: 12/04/2007
  • Published: 06/04/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method to improve search results, comprising:

  • finding, in network traffic, requests from a user, wherein the requests include requests for performance of a first search using a first search engine based on a first search term and a second search using a second search engine based on a second search term;

    calculating a similarity value that reflects degrees of similarity between the first search term and the second search term;

    determining whether the similarity value exceeds a specified threshold;

    upon determining that the similarity value exceeds the specified threshold, performing at least one of;

    (a) updating stored relevance data to reduce a relevance value between the first search term and any search result items visited by said user based on the first search, or(b) updating stored relevance data to increase the relevance value between the second search term and one or more search result items visited by said user based on the second search.

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