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Displaying context-sensitive ranked search results

  • US 7,617,200 B2
  • Filed: 01/31/2007
  • Issued: 11/10/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer implemented method of displaying context-sensitive ranked search results, the method comprising:

  • determining a user context based on a tunable parameter;

    determining a first aspect of the user context and a second aspect of the user context, wherein the first aspect of the user context includes data indicative of text being accessed by a user and the second aspect of the user context includes data indicative of at least one user task from a plurality of user tasks, wherein the at least one user task is determined based upon the user context of the user'"'"'s interaction with one or more software applications;

    formulating a query based on the first aspect of the user context, the query being different than the user context;

    submitting the query to a search engine;

    receiving a plurality of search results from the search engine, the plurality of search results being based on the formulated query;

    determining a plurality of scores associated with the plurality of search results at least in part by comparing data indicative of the plurality of search results to data indicative of the second aspect of the user context;

    eliminating at least one of the plurality of search results from being displayed to the user based on at least a portion of the plurality of scores associated with the plurality of search results; and

    generating a display indicative of a ranked list of search results for display on a client device, the ranked list of search results being based on at least a portion of the plurality of scores.

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