FRIENDLY SEARCH AND SOCIALLY AUGMENTED SEARCH QUERY ASSISTANCE LAYER
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1. A socially augmented search query assistance system, comprising logic for:
- providing a search webpage suitable for input of a search query;
providing a social search webpage operable to organize information related to at least one search;
providing a friend list selection on the social search webpage operable to communicate information of the search query to at least one search friend on the friend list;
receiving at least one search recommendation response from the at least one search friend; and
performing an internet search based on the at least one search recommendation response.
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Abstract
Community search query technology operable to provide users with the means to collaborate on search queries and share their query results with other users in a community is disclosed. The community search query technology provides a collaborative search engine that utilizes community feedback and personal profiles. The community search query technology also comprises personal task, information management, project creation, listing queries by activity categories, setting deadlines for ongoing search needs, setting up search queues, and annotation of search sessions.
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32 Claims
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1. A socially augmented search query assistance system, comprising logic for:
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providing a search webpage suitable for input of a search query; providing a social search webpage operable to organize information related to at least one search; providing a friend list selection on the social search webpage operable to communicate information of the search query to at least one search friend on the friend list; receiving at least one search recommendation response from the at least one search friend; and performing an internet search based on the at least one search recommendation response. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A socially augmented search query assistance system, comprising:
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a search input interface operable to receive a search query from a user; a social search manager module operable to request at least one search query suggestion from at least one search friend; and a search engine operable to perform an information search based on the search query and the at least one search query suggestion from the at least one search friend. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for socially augmented search query assistance, the method comprising:
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receiving a search query from a user; receiving a selection of at least one search friend from the user; providing the search query to the selected search friend; receiving at least one search response from the selected search friend; and providing at least one search result to the user based on the at least one search response. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable medium comprising program code for providing socially augmented search query, the program code for:
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receiving a search query from a user; receiving a selection of at least one search friend from the user; providing the search query to the selection of the at least one search friend; receiving at least one search recommendation from the selection of the at least one search friend; and providing at least one search result based on the at least one search recommendation. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An interface for presentation on a webpage, the interface comprising:
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a query area operable to receive a search query; a results area operable for presentation of at least one search result; and a recommender area on or near the at least one search result operable to present at least one icon representing at least one friend who recommends the at least one search result. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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