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METHOD FOR PROVIDING SEARCH RESULTS INCLUDING RELEVANT LOCATION BASED CONTENT

  • US 20140181095A1
  • Filed: 03/03/2014
  • Published: 06/26/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of responding to a search query to a user with a computing system comprising:

  • a) processing a query from a user including a first search term with the computing system;

    b) automatically determining a geographic region associated with said user with the computing system;

    c) automatically determining if said first search term relates to a news story describing events or topics associated with said geographic region;

    wherein said determining is performed by analyzing content of published online news stories from local sources within or proximate to said geographic region with the computing system;

    d) automatically selecting first news content from said local sources relating to said first search term with the computing system when said first search term relates to a news story published within a first time interval;

    e) presenting search results to said user with the computing system for said query including said first news content in response to said query directed to said first search term.

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