Determining sort order by distance

• US 8,745,043 B2
• Filed: 07/10/2013
• Issued: 06/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Stephens, Robert Todd
• Primary Examiner(s): Kerzhner, Aleksandr
• Application Number:
  US13/938,699
• Publication Number:
  US 20130297595A1
• Time in Patent Office: 328 Days
• Field of Search: 707/723, 707/999.007
• US Class Current: 707/723
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results

Abstract

Included are embodiments for determining sort order. At least one embodiment of a method includes determining a plurality of search results associated with at least one search criteria. Some embodiments of a method include determining a first distance between at least one of the search results and a home page associated with the at least one search result and determining a display order for the plurality of search results.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining, on a computing device, a plurality of search results associated with at least one search criterion;

determining, on the computing device, a respective home page for each search result of the plurality of search results;

determining, on the computing device, a display order for the plurality of search results based on a criterion comprising a distance for each search result, wherein a respective distance for a search result comprises a respective number of web pages between the search result and a respective home page of the search result; and

providing the plurality of search results for display in the display order on a user intferface, wherein providing the plurality of search results comprises;

providing each search result for display on the user interface,

providing each respective home page for each search result for display on the user interface proximate to each search result, and

providing each respective distance for each search result for display on the user interface proximate to each search result.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the display order is further determined based on a number of links on each search result.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the display order is further determined based on a number of occurrences of the at least one search criterion on each search result.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the respective number of web pages between the search result and the respective home page of the search result comprises a smallest number of web pages between the search result and the respective home page of the search result.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the respective number of web pages between the search result and the respective home page of the search result comprises an average number of web pages between the search result and the respective home page of the search result.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the display order is further determined based on a number of occurrences of the at least one search criterion on a section of each search result.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the display order is further determined based on a number of occurrences of the at least one search criterion on each search result and a number of links on each search result.

8. A system comprising:

a memory comprising instructions; and

a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor, when executing the instructions, effectuates operations comprising;

determining a plurality of search results associated with at least one search criterion;

determining a respective home page for each search result of the plurality of search results;

determining a display order for the plurality of search results based on a criterion comprising a distance for each search result, wherein a respective distance for a search result comprises a respective number of web pages between the search result and a respective home page of the search result; and

providing the plurality of search results for display in the display order on a user interface, wherein providing the plurality of search results comprises;

providing each search result for display on the user interface,

providing each respective home page for each search result for display on the user interface proximate to each search result, and

providing each respective distance for each search result for display on the user interface proximate to each search result.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the display order is further determined based on a number of links on each search result.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the display order is further determined based on a number of occurrences of the at least one search criterion on each search result.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the number of web pages between the search result and the respective home page of the search result comprises a smallest number of web pages between the search result and the respective home page the of the search result.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the number of web pages between the search result and the respective home page of the search result comprises an average number of web pages between the search result and the respective home page of the search result.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the display order is further determined based on a number of occurrences of the at least one search criterion on a section of each search result.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the display order is further determined based on a number of occurrences of the at least one search criterion on each search result and a number of links on each search result.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:

determining a plurality of search results associated with at least one search criterion;

determining a respective home page for each search result of the plurality of search results;

determining a display order for the plurality of search results based on a criterion comprising a distance for each search result, wherein a respective distance for a search result comprises a respective number of web pages between the search result and a respective home page of the search result; and

providing the plurality of search results for display in the display order on a user interface, wherein providing the plurality of search results comprises;

providing each search result for display on the user interface,

providing each respective home page for each search for display on the user interface proximate to each respective search result, and

providing each respective distance for each search result for display on the user interface proximate to each search result.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the display order is further determined based on a number of links on each search result.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the display order is further determined based on a number of occurrences of the at least one search criterion on each search result.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the respective number of web pages between the search result and the respective home page of the search result comprises a smallest number of web pages between the search result and the respective home page of the search result.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the respective number of web pages between the search result and the respective home page of the search result comprises an average number of web pages between the search result and the respective home page of the search result.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the display order is further determined based on a number of occurrences of the at least one search criterion on a section of each search result.