Searching via user-specified ratings
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- providing a rating icon for a first document in a group of documents;
receiving from a user, through a selection of the rating icon, a user rating of the first document in the group of documents;
generating a first user-specific rating for the first document based on the user rating, wherein the first user-specific rating corresponds to the user and is distinct from respective user-specific ratings of other users for the group of documents;
receiving a search request sent by the user;
identifying a plurality of documents that satisfy the search request, wherein the plurality documents includes a second document that has not previously been rated by the user and is in the group of documents; and
sending a response to the search request, the response including instructions to display a ranked set of links to at least some of the plurality of documents that satisfy the search request, wherein the ranked set of the links includes a link to the second document, wherein the link to the second document is displayed with the first user-specific rating.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and graphical user interfaces for improved searching via user specified ratings are disclosed. A rating icon for a document in a group of documents is provided. A user rates the document in the group of documents by performing a selection operation on the rating icon. A user-specific rating for the document is generated based on the user rating. A search request is received from a user. A plurality of documents that satisfy the search request are identified (including a first respective document which not previously been rated by the user but is in the group of documents that included the rated document.) A response to the search request is sent. The response includes instructions to display a ranked set of links to at least some of the documents that satisfy the search request including a link to the first respective document displayed with the user-specific rating.
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36 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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providing a rating icon for a first document in a group of documents; receiving from a user, through a selection of the rating icon, a user rating of the first document in the group of documents; generating a first user-specific rating for the first document based on the user rating, wherein the first user-specific rating corresponds to the user and is distinct from respective user-specific ratings of other users for the group of documents; receiving a search request sent by the user; identifying a plurality of documents that satisfy the search request, wherein the plurality documents includes a second document that has not previously been rated by the user and is in the group of documents; and sending a response to the search request, the response including instructions to display a ranked set of links to at least some of the plurality of documents that satisfy the search request, wherein the ranked set of the links includes a link to the second document, wherein the link to the second document is displayed with the first user-specific rating. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system, comprising:
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a main memory; one or more processors; and one or more programs, stored in the main memory and executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for; providing a rating icon for a first document in a group of documents; receiving from a user, through a selection of the rating icon, a user rating of the first document in the group of documents; generating a first user-specific rating for the first document based on the user rating, wherein the first user-specific rating corresponds to the user and is distinct from respective user-specific ratings of other users for the group of documents; receiving a search request sent by the user; identifying a plurality of documents that satisfy the search request, wherein the plurality of documents includes a second document that has not previously been rated by the user and is in the group of documents; and sending a response to the search request, the response including instructions to display a ranked set of links to at least some of the plurality of documents that satisfy the search request, wherein the ranked set of the links includes a link to the second document, wherein the link to the second document is displayed with the first user-specific rating. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs for execution by one or more processors of a respective computer system, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:
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providing a rating icon for a first document in a group of documents; receiving from a user, through a selection of the rating icon, a user rating of the first document in the group of documents; generating a first user-specific rating for the first document based on the user rating, wherein the first user-specific rating corresponds to the user and is distinct from respective user-specific ratings of other users for the group of documents; receiving a search request sent by the user; identifying a plurality of documents that satisfy the search request, wherein the plurality of documents includes a second document that has not previously been rated by the user and is in the group of documents; and sending a response to the search request, the response including instructions to display a ranked set of links to at least some of the plurality of documents that satisfy the search request, wherein the ranked set of the links includes a link to the second document, wherein the link to the second document is displayed with the first user-specific rating. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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