Method, system, and graphical user interface for alerting a computer user to new results for a prior search
First Claim
1. A system comprising at least one server, wherein the at least one server includes:
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one or more processors to execute one or more programs stored in the memory, wherein the system is configured to;
access Internet usage data for a particular individual computer user, wherein the usage data include a plurality of search queries previously submitted by the particular individual computer user;
identify, without human intervention by the particular individual computer user, from at least some of the Internet usage data, a search query previously submitted by the particular individual computer user that meets one or more predefined query selection criteria;
automatically rerun, without human intervention by the particular individual computer user, the identified search query in its entirety, wherein the identified search query is a search query previously submitted by the particular individual computer user; and
send at least some search results from the rerun query to a computer associated with the particular individual computer user for display.
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Abstract
A method, system, and graphical user interface for alerting a computer user to new results for a prior search are disclosed. One aspect of the invention involves a graphical user interface on a computer that includes a plurality of links recommended by a search engine for a computer user. The plurality of links are determined by the search engine by: producing search results by rerunning a plurality of search queries that have been performed previously for the computer user; and evaluating the produced search results to select search results that meet predefined search result selection criteria. At least one of the criteria is based on Internet usage data for the user.
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1. A system comprising at least one server, wherein the at least one server includes:
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memory; and one or more processors to execute one or more programs stored in the memory, wherein the system is configured to; access Internet usage data for a particular individual computer user, wherein the usage data include a plurality of search queries previously submitted by the particular individual computer user; identify, without human intervention by the particular individual computer user, from at least some of the Internet usage data, a search query previously submitted by the particular individual computer user that meets one or more predefined query selection criteria; automatically rerun, without human intervention by the particular individual computer user, the identified search query in its entirety, wherein the identified search query is a search query previously submitted by the particular individual computer user; and send at least some search results from the rerun query to a computer associated with the particular individual computer user for display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 36)
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26. A method, comprising:
at a computer system having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors; accessing Internet usage data for a particular individual computer user, wherein the usage data include a plurality of search queries previously submitted by the particular individual computer user; identifying, without human intervention by the particular individual computer user, from at least some of the Internet usage data, a search query previously submitted by the particular individual computer user that meets one or more predefined query selection criteria; automatically rerunning, without human intervention by the particular individual computer user, the identified search query in its entirety, wherein the identified search query is a search query previously submitted by the particular individual computer user; and sending-at least some search results from the rerun query to a computer associated with the particular individual computer user for display. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 37)
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27. A method, comprising:
at a computer having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors; sending Internet usage data for a particular individual computer user to a server computer, wherein the usage data include a plurality of search queries previously submitted by the particular individual computer user; receiving a set of search results in accordance with an automatic re-run of a particular search query of the plurality of search queries in its entirety; wherein the identified search query is a search query previously submitted by the particular individual computer user; wherein the particular search query is identified, without human intervention by the particular individual computer user, from the plurality of search queries, and meets one or more predefined query selection criteria; and wherein the automatic re-run of the particular search query is without human intervention by the particular individual computer user; and displaying at least one search result of the set of search results. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 38)
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