IDENTIFYING UNSEEN CONTENT OF INTEREST
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of presenting content to a user in a search system that has a computer with a processor, the method comprising:
- identifying, with the processor, a trusted resource for a given subject matter area;
identifying, with the processor, that the user has a subject matter area of interest that matches the given subject matter area of the trusted resource;
identifying, with the processor, seen content that the user has already interacted with in the search system;
identifying, with the processor, unseen content of interest in the given subject matter area, that the trusted resource has interacted with, and that the user has not already interacted with; and
generating a user interface display presenting the unseen content of interest to the user, indicating that the user has not yet interacted with the unseen content of interest, and indicating that the trusted resource has interacted with the unseen content of interest.
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Abstract
Making an information retrieval process public, so that it can be followed by others, allows capturing of an interest graph that allows people to learn more about shared interests with other people. This also allows items of interest to a trusted resource (such as an expert) to be identified. These items can then be brought to the attention of other users that share the same interest as the expert. In addition, by keeping track of what particular content a user has already seen, the system can bring items of interest to the user'"'"'s attention, where the user has not yet seen those items.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of presenting content to a user in a search system that has a computer with a processor, the method comprising:
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identifying, with the processor, a trusted resource for a given subject matter area; identifying, with the processor, that the user has a subject matter area of interest that matches the given subject matter area of the trusted resource; identifying, with the processor, seen content that the user has already interacted with in the search system; identifying, with the processor, unseen content of interest in the given subject matter area, that the trusted resource has interacted with, and that the user has not already interacted with; and generating a user interface display presenting the unseen content of interest to the user, indicating that the user has not yet interacted with the unseen content of interest, and indicating that the trusted resource has interacted with the unseen content of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A public search system, comprising:
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a user interface component receiving user inputs indicative of user queries and user interactions with content generated by the public search system; a search component that receives queries input by a user, searches a data store and returns results responsive to the queries; an interest tracking component identifying topics of interest to the user an unseen content of interest tracking component that tracks, comprising; a trusted resource identifier identifying respective trusted resources in each of the identified topics of interest; a new content identifier identifying new content that the trusted resources interacted with in their respective topic of interest; and a seen results data store storing information indicative of search results that the user has interacted with, the unseen content of interest tracking component comparing the new content to the information in the seen results data store to determine whether the user has already interacted with the new content, to obtain a set of unseen content of interest for the user, and generating a user interface display at the user interface component displaying the unseen content of interest and an indication of why the unseen content of interest is being displayed; and a computer processor being a functional component of the system and activated by the interest tracking component and the unseen content of interest tracking component to facilitate identifying the topics of interest, the trusted resources and the unseen content of interest. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-implemented method of providing information to a user in a public search system, comprising:
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identifying a trusted resource for a given subject matter of interest based on interactions of the trusted resource with the search system in the given subject matter; storing query progressions of the trusted resource for queries submitted by the trusted resource relating to the given subject matter; storing result information indicative of search results returned in response to a final query in each stored query progression and indicative of results that the trusted resource interacted with; receiving a query progression from a user, including a user query related to the given subject matter; comparing the query progression from the user to the stored query progressions of the trusted resource to identify a matching, stored query progression; and providing a user interface display to the user based on the matching, stored query progression. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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