Relevancy ranking of search results in a network based upon a user's computer-related activities
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1. A computer-implemented method of providing ordered search results within a search engine comprising:
- retrieving items from a network satisfying search criteria provided by a user and ranking the retrieved items in an initial ranked order based upon the search criteria;
determining computer-related activities associated with the user, wherein the computer-related activities comprise social networking activities;
ranking the retrieved items based on the computer-related activities, wherein the ranking of the retrieved items is dependent upon whether any retrieved item has been referenced by the social networking activities, and the ranking the retrieved items based on the computer-related activities further includes;
determining one or more relevance factors for each retrieved item referenced by the social networking activities, wherein each relevance factor for a retrieved item is based upon a corresponding reference of that retrieved item by the social networking activities; and
modifying the initial ranked order of the retrieved items by applying the one or more relevance factors of each corresponding retrieved item to the initial ranked order of that corresponding retrieved item to produce a modified ranking; and
providing the search results including the retrieved items in order of the modified ranking.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product providing ordered search results within a search engine. Items are retrieved from a network satisfying search criteria provided by a user. Computer-related activities performed by the user, including social networking activities, are determined, and the retrieved items are ranked based on the computer-related activities. The ranking of the retrieved items is dependent upon whether any retrieved item has been referenced by the social networking activities of the user, and the search results are provided including the retrieved items in order of the ranking.
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1. A computer-implemented method of providing ordered search results within a search engine comprising:
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retrieving items from a network satisfying search criteria provided by a user and ranking the retrieved items in an initial ranked order based upon the search criteria; determining computer-related activities associated with the user, wherein the computer-related activities comprise social networking activities; ranking the retrieved items based on the computer-related activities, wherein the ranking of the retrieved items is dependent upon whether any retrieved item has been referenced by the social networking activities, and the ranking the retrieved items based on the computer-related activities further includes; determining one or more relevance factors for each retrieved item referenced by the social networking activities, wherein each relevance factor for a retrieved item is based upon a corresponding reference of that retrieved item by the social networking activities; and modifying the initial ranked order of the retrieved items by applying the one or more relevance factors of each corresponding retrieved item to the initial ranked order of that corresponding retrieved item to produce a modified ranking; and providing the search results including the retrieved items in order of the modified ranking. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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