Method for Human Editing of Information in Search Results
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1. ) A method for human editing of information in search engine results, the method performed by a computer system having access to a database, the method comprising:
- receiving at the computer system a search query from a user;
performing a search over a set of data in response to the search query, the set of data being at the computer system or accessible to the computer system;
generating a set of result items returned from the search over the set of data;
presenting the set of result items in conjunction with a method of using human edited information in search engine results comprising;
wherein some of the result items in the set of result items have fields associated with them;
wherein a field is a visible interface element;
wherein at least one result item has a human edited information field, which is a field that is configured to contain human edited information;
retrieving from the database human edited information for the at least one result item in the set of result items and loading it into the human edited information field of the at least one result item;
displaying the set of result items and the human edited information for the at least one result item in a results document;
receiving input from the user in the human edited information field of the at least one result item where the input is used to enter, modify, or delete human edited information for the at least one result item;
wherein the human edited information for a result item is a shared annotation that is editable by other users via the human edited information field of the result item;
wherein the human edited information received from the user is stored in the database to be available for later use in presenting human edited information of a later set of result items returned in response to later search queries of later users.
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Abstract
A search engine may perform a search for a user search query. Result items may be returned as a result of the search. The user may enter new human edited information for some of the result items. The new human edited information may be displayed when other users search and view some of the result items at a later time.
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1. ) A method for human editing of information in search engine results, the method performed by a computer system having access to a database, the method comprising:
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receiving at the computer system a search query from a user; performing a search over a set of data in response to the search query, the set of data being at the computer system or accessible to the computer system; generating a set of result items returned from the search over the set of data; presenting the set of result items in conjunction with a method of using human edited information in search engine results comprising; wherein some of the result items in the set of result items have fields associated with them; wherein a field is a visible interface element; wherein at least one result item has a human edited information field, which is a field that is configured to contain human edited information; retrieving from the database human edited information for the at least one result item in the set of result items and loading it into the human edited information field of the at least one result item; displaying the set of result items and the human edited information for the at least one result item in a results document; receiving input from the user in the human edited information field of the at least one result item where the input is used to enter, modify, or delete human edited information for the at least one result item; wherein the human edited information for a result item is a shared annotation that is editable by other users via the human edited information field of the result item; wherein the human edited information received from the user is stored in the database to be available for later use in presenting human edited information of a later set of result items returned in response to later search queries of later users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. ) A system including at least one hardware computer system having access to a database, the system configured to:
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receive at the computer system a search query from a user; perform a search over a set of data in response to the search query, the set of data being at the computer system or accessible to the computer system; generate a set of result items returned from the search over the set of data; present the set of result items in conjunction with a method of using human edited information in search engine results comprising; wherein some of the result items in the set of result items have fields associated with them; wherein a field is a visible interface element; wherein at least one result item has a human edited information field, which is a field that is configured to contain human edited information; retrieving from the database human edited information for the at least one result item in the set of result items and loading it into the human edited information field of the at least one result item; displaying the set of result items and the human edited information for the at least one result item in a results document; receiving input from the user in the human edited information field of the at least one result item where the input is used to enter, modify, or delete human edited information for the at least one result item; wherein the human edited information for a result item is a shared annotation that is editable by other users via the human edited information field of the result item; wherein the human edited information received from the user is stored in the database to be available for later use in presenting human edited information of a later set of result items returned in response to later search queries of later users.
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20. ) A non-transitory computer usable physical medium for storing instructions having a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method for human editing of information in search engine results, said method using a computer system having access to a database, said method comprising:
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receiving at the computer system a search query from a user; performing a search over a set of data in response to the search query, the set of data being at the computer system or accessible to the computer system; generating a set of result items returned from the search over the set of data; presenting the set of result items in conjunction with a method of using human edited information in search engine results comprising; wherein some of the result items in the set of result items have fields associated with them; wherein a field is a visible interface element; wherein at least one result item has a human edited information field, which is a field that is configured to contain human edited information; retrieving from the database human edited information for the at least one result item in the set of result items and loading it into the human edited information field of the at least one result item; displaying the set of result items and the human edited information for the at least one result item in a results document; receiving input from the user in the human edited information field of the at least one result item where the input is used to enter, modify, or delete human edited information for the at least one result item; wherein the human edited information for a result item is a shared annotation that is editable by other users via the human edited information field of the result item; wherein the human edited information received from the user is stored in the database to be available for later use in presenting human edited information of a later set of result items returned in response to later search queries of later users.
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