Group based search engine generating search results ranking based on at least one nomination previously made by member of the user group where nomination system is independent from visitation system
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1. A group-based search engine for locating web pages, comprising:
- a system for associating a user group with a web search;
a search system for generating a list of search results ordered by a ranking in response to the web search, wherein the ranking is based on at least one nomination previously made by a member of the user group;
a visitation system for visiting a search result generated by the search system; and
a nomination system for nominating a web page, wherein the nomination system is independent from the visitation system.
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Abstract
A search system and method for performing group-based searches. The system comprises a client system having a browser and a search engine plug-in, wherein the search engine plug-in allows group members to generate nomination data by nominating web pages; and a server having a control program and a group structure for storing nomination data, wherein the control program generates a primary search result list based on a search index, and further refines the search result list based on the stored nomination data.
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1. A group-based search engine for locating web pages, comprising:
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a system for associating a user group with a web search;
a search system for generating a list of search results ordered by a ranking in response to the web search, wherein the ranking is based on at least one nomination previously made by a member of the user group;
a visitation system for visiting a search result generated by the search system; and
a nomination system for nominating a web page, wherein the nomination system is independent from the visitation system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A program product stored on a recordable medium for interfacing with a search engine to return a list of search results, comprising:
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means for registering with a group;
means for submitting a search string to the search engine;
means for viewing the list of search results based on a ranking, wherein any search result previously nominated by a group member as a high priority is ranked above un-nominated search results;
means for visiting a search result; and
means for nominating a current search result from the list of search results, wherein the nominating means is independent of the visiting means. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. search system for performing group-based searches, comprising:
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a client system having a browser and a search engine plug-in, wherein the search engine plug-in allows group members to generate nomination data by nominating web pages, wherein the nomination data is generated independently of visitation data generated when a users visits a located web page; and
a server having a control program and a group structure for storing nomination data, wherein the control program generates a primary search result list based on a search index, and further refines the search result list based on the stored nomination data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for performing a group-based search, comprising:
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providing a browser and a search engine plug-in on a client system;
logging in as a member of a group using the browser;
submitting a search request to a search engine server;
searching a search index and returning a primary search result list; and
refining the primary search result list based on nomination data collected from members of the group, wherein the nomination data is generated independently of visitation data generated when a users visits a located web page from a search result list. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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