SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD FOR PERSONALIZATION OF SEARCHES
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1. A method comprising:
- offering to provide content to a computing platform associated with a user in response to a search query associated with said content based, at least in part, on a score of the user; and
enabling access to the content in response to acceptance of the offer by the user.
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Abstract
The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a system and/or method for providing enhanced content search results based on metrics indicating user affinity for an information site such as a web site. Information on user visits to a particular web site may be accumulated, for example, in connection with a beacon or other tracker placed on the publisher web site. The enhanced content may be provided by the publisher web site or may be generated otherwise.
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1. A method comprising:
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offering to provide content to a computing platform associated with a user in response to a search query associated with said content based, at least in part, on a score of the user; and enabling access to the content in response to acceptance of the offer by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus comprising:
a server system, the server system being adapted to; offer to provide content to the user in response to a search query associated with said content based, at least in part, on a score of the user; and enable access to the content in response to acceptance of the offer by the user. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An article comprising:
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a storage medium comprising machine readable instructions stored thereon which, if executed by a computing platform, are adapted to cause said computing platform to; offer to provide content to a user in response to a search query associated with said content based, at least in part, on a score of the user; and enable access to the content in response to acceptance of the offer by the user. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A method comprising:
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receiving visit information for the user for at least one visit to a publisher web site; calculating a user score based, at least in part, on at least one criterion selected from the group consisting of; the number of visits of a computer platform associated with a user to at least one page of a publisher site, the amount of time a computing platform associated with a user is connected to a publisher web site, the frequency of visits of a computer platform associated with a user to at least one page of a publisher site, and the amount of time a computing platform associated with a user is connected to a publisher web site during a given period; receiving a search query from the user at a search engine web site; and providing a message inviting the user to accept enhanced content for the publisher web site based on the score.
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