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Trending search magazines

  • US 8,849,829 B2
  • Filed: 12/06/2011
  • Issued: 09/30/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2011
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for generating trending search magazines comprising:

  • receiving an identification of at least one trending topic in response to a request from a user;

    generating an edition, specified by a publisher, for a trending topic, wherein the trending topic for the edition is selected based on characteristics related to news sources generating articles and characteristics related to sharing activities of different users on a plurality of social media platforms;

    selecting a search magazine layout format of the edition based on a configurable application data model, wherein the publisher configures the application data model differently based on edition content of the edition;

    adjusting the search magazine layout format of the edition, wherein the search magazine layout format is adjusted based on a specific mobile device type of a mobile device associated with the request, and the search magazine layout format includes a news section for display of news articles retrieved for the trending topic and additional sections are included based on the configured application data model;

    searching news servers for the news articles on the trending topic;

    automatically, without user intervention, transforming search results into the adjusted search magazine layout format of the edition; and

    transmitting the edition in the adjusted search magazine layout format that includes the news section with the transformed search results for display in a current display view of the mobile device, matching the specific mobile device type, whereinthe adjusted search magazine layout format further comprises;

    a user-generated media section that includes media related to the trending topic and shared by the user and additional users, the user-generated media section including a user video upload portion, a user photo upload portion and a user social media portion, wherein layout of the section user-generated media is dynamically adjusted based on the user-generated media related to the trending topic; and

    an about section that includes descriptive information retrieved for the trending topic.

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