CUSTOMIZING SEARCH HOME PAGES USING INTEREST INDICATORS
First Claim
1. One or more computer-readable storage media storing computer-useable instructions that, when used by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform a method for utilizing interest indicators associated with users to customize search engine home pages, the method comprising:
- receiving an indication that a user desires to access a search engine home page;
comparing one or more interest indicators associated with the user with a plurality of scheduled events, each of the plurality of scheduled events having at least one event-associated interest category associated therewith, wherein the one or more interest indicators associated with the user are organized into one or more user-associated interest categories; and
selecting an image for presentation in association with the search engine home page, the image being selected based upon a common interest category of both the at least one event-associated interest category associated with one of the plurality of scheduled events and the one or more user-associated interest categories associated with the one or more interest indicators associated with the user.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for utilizing images of interest to a user, so far as they relate to recent, current or upcoming events, to generate custom search engine home pages are provided. Upon receiving a request from the user to view the search engine home page, it is determined whether any indicators of the user'"'"'s interests are available. If one or more interest indicators is available, the indicator(s) are compared to interest indicators (or categories of indicators) associated with recent, current and/or upcoming events to determine if there is a common interest indicator/category there between. Upon determining that there is a common interest indicator/category between one or more events and the user, a custom image is selected for presentation in association with the search engine home page based upon the common interest indicator/category. The search engine home page with the custom-selected image is then presented to the user.
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20 Claims
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1. One or more computer-readable storage media storing computer-useable instructions that, when used by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform a method for utilizing interest indicators associated with users to customize search engine home pages, the method comprising:
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receiving an indication that a user desires to access a search engine home page; comparing one or more interest indicators associated with the user with a plurality of scheduled events, each of the plurality of scheduled events having at least one event-associated interest category associated therewith, wherein the one or more interest indicators associated with the user are organized into one or more user-associated interest categories; and selecting an image for presentation in association with the search engine home page, the image being selected based upon a common interest category of both the at least one event-associated interest category associated with one of the plurality of scheduled events and the one or more user-associated interest categories associated with the one or more interest indicators associated with the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for presenting search engine home pages customized based upon interest indicators associated with users, the system comprising:
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a computing device associated with one or more processors and one more computer-readable storage media; a data store coupled with the computing device; and a search engine that receives an indication that a user desires to access a home page associated with the search engine, compares one or more user-associated interest categories associated with the user with a plurality of scheduled events to determine at least one common interest category there between, and selects an image for presentation in association with the search engine home page, the image being selected based upon the at least one common interest category. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. One or more computer-readable storage media storing computer-useable instructions that, when used by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform a method for utilizing interest indicators associated with users to customize search engine home pages, the method comprising:
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receiving an indication that a user desires to access a search engine home page; determining that one or more interest indicators associated with the user is available; determining one or more interest categories for the user based upon the one or more interest indicators associated with the user; comparing the one or more interest categories for the user with an event catalog, wherein the event catalog includes a plurality of events, each of the plurality of events being associated with at least one interest category; determining that one of the one or more interest categories for the user and one of the at least one interest categories associated with one of the plurality of events is a common interest category; and selecting an image for presentation in association with the search engine home page, the image being selected based upon the at least one common interest category. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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