Personalized network searching

• US 8,886,626 B2
• Filed: 11/08/2013
• Issued: 11/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2003
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Badros, Gregory Joseph, Lawrence, Stephen
• Primary Examiner(s): LEWIS, CHERYL RENEA
• Application Number:
  US14/074,872
• Publication Number:
  US 20140067754A1
• Time in Patent Office: 368 Days
• Field of Search: 707/705, 707/706, 707/769, 705/10, 705/14.4, 709/203
• US Class Current: 707/706
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36003 of motor muscles, e.g. for walking assistance
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36017 with leads or electrodes penetrating the skin
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36021 for treatment of pain
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36057 adapted for stimulating afferent nerves
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36071 Pain
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9536 Search customisation based on social or collaborative filtering
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0201 Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing

Abstract

Personalized network searching, in which a search query is received from a user, and a request is received to personalize a search result. Responsive to the search query and the request to personalize the search result, a personalized search result is generated by searching a personalized search object. Responsive to the search query, a general search result is generated by searching the general search object. The personalized search result and the general search result are provided to a client device, an advertisement is selected based at least in part upon the personalized search object, and the advertisement, the personalized search result, and the general search result are displayed.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method performed by data processing apparatus, the method comprising:

identifying a user;

receiving user input from the identified user through an interface associated with a web browser of a client device, the user input indicating a modification to a set of bookmarks for the identified user;

in response to receiving the user input;

modifying a set of bookmarks stored for the identified user in a client-side storage of the client device; and

synchronizing the modified set of bookmarks with a server-side bookmark storage system configured to synchronize bookmarks for the identified user with one or more other client devices.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein identifying the user comprises authenticating the user.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein authenticating the user comprises authenticating the user based on an internet protocol (IP) address or a client-side cookie.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein receiving the user input comprises receiving the user input through a user interface of provided by the web browser, a toolbar associated with the web browser, or a plug-in associated with the web browser.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein synchronizing the modified set of bookmarks comprises synchronizing the modified set of bookmarks with a bookmark storage system configured to synchronize ratings or annotations associated with bookmarks.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein each bookmark in the modified set of bookmarks comprises an identifier of a resource, a user-provided rating of the resource, and a user-provided annotation describing the resource.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein synchronizing the modified set of bookmarks comprises synchronizing a hierarchy of bookmarks within the modified set of bookmarks.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a search query input;

determining that the search query matches a term associated with a primary resource identifier corresponding to a resource; and

in response to determining that the search query matches the term associated with the primary resource identifier corresponding to the resource, presenting the primary resource identifier or navigating to the resource to which the primary resource identifier corresponds.

9. A system comprising:

one or more computers; and

one or more storage devices storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising;

identifying a user;

receiving user input from the identified user through an interface associated with a web browser of a client device, the user input indicating a modification to a set of bookmarks for the identified user;

in response to receiving the user input;

modifying a set of bookmarks stored for the identified user in a client-side storage of the client device; and

synchronizing the modified set of bookmarks with a server-side bookmark storage system configured to synchronize bookmarks for the identified user with one or more other client devices.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein identifying the user comprises authenticating the user.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein authenticating the user comprises authenticating the user based on an internet protocol (IP) address or a client-side cookie.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein receiving the user input comprises receiving the user input through a user interface of provided by the web browser, a toolbar associated with the web browser, or a plug-in associated with the web browser.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein synchronizing the modified set of bookmarks comprises synchronizing the modified set of bookmarks with a bookmark storage system configured to synchronize ratings or annotations associated with bookmarks.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein each bookmark in the modified set of bookmarks comprises an identifier of a resource, a user-provided rating of the resource, and a user-provided annotation describing the resource.

15. A non-transitory computer storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

identifying a user;

receiving user input from the identified user through an interface associated with a web browser of a client device, the user input indicating a modification to a set of bookmarks for the identified user;

in response to receiving the user input;

modifying a set of bookmarks stored for the identified user in a client-side storage of the client device; and

synchronizing the modified set of bookmarks with a server-side bookmark storage system configured to synchronize bookmarks for the identified user with one or more other client devices.

16. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 15, wherein identifying the user comprises authenticating the user.

17. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 16, wherein authenticating the user comprises authenticating the user based on an internet protocol (IP) address or a client-side cookie.

18. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 15, wherein receiving the user input comprises receiving the user input through a user interface of provided by the web browser, a toolbar associated with the web browser, or a plug-in associated with the web browser.

19. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 15, wherein synchronizing the modified set of bookmarks comprises synchronizing the modified set of bookmarks with a bookmark storage system configured to synchronize ratings or annotations associated with bookmarks.

20. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 19, wherein each bookmark in the modified set of bookmarks comprises an identifier of a resource, a user-provided rating of the resource, and a user-provided annotation describing the resource.