POPULARITY OF CONTENT ITEMS

• US 20130185289A1
• Filed: 01/25/2013
• Published: 07/18/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yahoo Assets LLC
• Original Assignee: AOL Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Vandermolen, Harmannus, Chowdhurty, Abdur R.
• Granted Patent: US 9,317,568 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/722
• CPC Class Codes: F16N 31/004 combined with container
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24578 using ranking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3322 using system suggestions G06F16/3325 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9038 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results

Abstract

Search results may be yielded based on a search query. A search query inspired by a user may be received. Based on the search query, multiple search results each including links may be determined. The multiple search results may include a first search result that includes a link to a first digital instance that describes or embodies a first content item, and a second search result that includes a link to a second digital instance that describes or embodies a second content item. A perceived popularity may be assessed for each of the first and second content items. The perceived popularity may be a measure of the popularity of the first and second content items, and may be distinct from a popularity of the first and second digital instances. A presentation of the multiple search results may be determined based on the accessed perceived popularity.

Claims

1-17. -17. (canceled)

18. A computer-implemented method for providing search results, the method comprising:

determining, based on a received search query, a first search result and a second search result;

identifying a first genre related to the first search result and a second genre related to the second search result;

accessing a first genre-specific catalog associated with the first genre and a second genre-specific catalog associated with the second genre;

determining, using at least one processor, a first content item included in the first genre-specific catalog that is associated with the first search result and a second content item included in the second genre-specific catalog that is associated with the second search result; and

determining, using the at least one processor, a presentation of the first search result and the second search result based on a perceived popularity of the first content item and a perceived popularity of the second content item.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the first genre-specific catalog includes information specifying the perceived popularity of the first content item and the second genre-specific catalog includes information specifying the perceived popularity of the second content item.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein:

the first search result includes a link to a first digital instance that specifies the first content item; and

the second search result includes a link to a second digital instance that specifies the second content item.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein the first content item is one of a musical artist, a song, or a music album.

22. The method of claim 18, wherein the perceived popularity of the first content item and the perceived popularity of the second content item is determined by:

forming a popularity query for the first content item and a popularity query for the second content item; and

determining search results for the popularity queries for the first and second content items by searching for digital instances that include information that satisfies the popularity queries.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein:

the perceived popularity of the first content item is based on a number of search results determined for the popularity query for the first content item; and

the perceived popularity of the second content item is based on a number of search results determined for the popularity query for the second content item.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein the popularity query for the first content item and the popularity query for the second content item are formed after receiving the search query.

25. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that are executable by at least one processor to cause the at least one processor to execute a method, the method comprising:

determining, based on a received search query, a first search result and a second search result;

identifying a first genre related to the first search result and a second genre related to the second search result;

accessing a first genre-specific catalog associated with the first genre and a second genre-specific catalog associated with the second genre;

determining a first content item included in the first genre-specific catalog that is associated with the first search result and a second content item included in the second genre-specific catalog that is associated with the second search result; and

determining a presentation of the first search result and the second search result based on a perceived popularity of the first content item and a perceived popularity of the second content item.

26. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 25, wherein the first genre-specific catalog includes information specifying the perceived popularity of the first content item and the second genre-specific catalog includes information specifying the perceived popularity of the second content item.

27. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 25, wherein:

the first search result includes a link to a first digital instance that specifies the first content item; and

the second search result includes a link to a second digital instance that specifies the second content item.

28. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 25, wherein the first content item is one of a musical artist, a song, or a music album.

29. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 25, wherein the perceived popularity of the first content item and the perceived popularity of the second content item is determined by:

forming a popularity query for the first content item and a popularity query for the second content item; and

determining search results for the popularity queries for the first and second content items by searching for digital instances that include information that satisfy the popularity queries.

30. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 29, wherein:

the perceived popularity of the first content item is based on a number of search results determined for the popularity query for the first content item; and

the perceived popularity of the second content item is based on a number of search results determined for the popularity query for the second content item.

31. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 29, wherein the popularity query for the first content item and the popularity query for the second content item are formed after receiving the search query.

32. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory device that stores instructions,

wherein the at least one processor executes the instructions to;

determine, based on a received search query, a first search result and a second search result;

identify a first genre related to the first search result and a second genre related to the second search result;

access a first genre-specific catalog associated with the first genre and a second genre-specific catalog associated with the second genre;

determine a first content item included in the first genre-specific catalog that is associated with the first search result and a second content item included in the second genre-specific catalog that is associated with the second search result; and

determine a presentation of the first search result and the second search result based on a perceived popularity of the first content item and a perceived popularity of the second content item.

33. The electronic apparatus of claim 32, wherein the first genre-specific catalog includes information specifying the perceived popularity of the first content item and the second genre-specific catalog includes information specifying the perceived popularity of the second content item.

34. The electronic apparatus of claim 32, wherein:

the first search result includes a link to a first digital instance that specifies the first content item; and

the second search result includes a link to a second digital instance that specifies the second content item.

35. The electronic apparatus of claim 32, wherein the perceived popularity of the first content item and the perceived popularity of the second content item is determined by:

forming a popularity query for the first content item and a popularity query for the second content item; and

determining search results for the popularity queries for the first and second content items by searching for digital instances that include information that satisfy the popularity queries.

36. The electronic apparatus of claim 35, wherein:

the perceived popularity of the first content item is based on a number of search results determined for the popularity query for the first content item; and

the perceived popularity of the second content item is based on a number of search results determined for the popularity query for the second content item.

37. The electronic apparatus of claim 35, wherein the popularity query for the first content item and the popularity query for the second content item are formed after receiving the search query.