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Chaining context-sensitive search results

  • US 7,657,518 B2
  • Filed: 01/31/2007
  • Issued: 02/02/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method of displaying 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 first query based on the user context, the first query being different than the user context;

    submitting the first query to a first search engine;

    receiving a first plurality of search results from the first search engine;

    formulating a second query based on the first plurality of search results, the second query being different than the user context;

    submitting the second query to a second search engine;

    receiving a second plurality of search results from the second search engine;

    using the user context to determine a first plurality of scores for the first plurality of search results;

    using at least one of the user context and the first plurality of search results to determine a second plurality of scores;

    combining at least a portion of the first plurality of search results with at least a portion of the second plurality of search results based on at least a portion of the first plurality of scores and at least a portion of the second plurality of scores;

    eliminating at least one of the first and second search results from being displayed to the user based on at least one of the first and second plurality of scores; and

    generating a display indicative of a ranked list of search results.

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