Determining Sort Order by Distance

• US 20080109434A1
• Filed: 11/07/2006
• Published: 05/08/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Stephens, R. Todd
• Granted Patent: US 8,156,112 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/7
• 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 for determining sort order, comprising:

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

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.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining a display order includes comparing the first distance and a second distance between at least one other search result and a home page associated with the at least one other search result.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a search results page, the search results page configured for providing the search results in the determined display order.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing an option to view at least one of the search results.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising, in response to a user selection to view at least one of the search results:

providing a display that includes at least one of the search results; and

providing an option to view a home page from the provided at least one of the search results.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing an option to view the home page associated with the at least one search result.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising, in response to a user selection of the option to view the home page associated with the at least one search result:

providing the home page associated with the at least one search result; and

providing an option to view the at least one search result from the home page associated with the at least one search result.

8. A server for determining sort order, the server configured to:

determine at least one search result associated with at least one search criteria; and

determine a first distance between the at least one of search result and a home page associated with the at least one search result.

9. The server of claim 8, wherein the server is further configured to determine a display order for the at least one search result.

10. The server of claim 9, wherein the server is further configured to provide a search results page, the search results page configured to provide the at least one search result in the determined display order.

11. The server of claim 8, wherein the server is further configured to provide an option to view at least one of the search results.

12. The server of claim 11, wherein the server is further configured to:

in response to a user selection to view at least one of the search results, provide a display of the at least one search result; and

provide an option to view a home page from the provided search result.

13. The server of claim 8, wherein the server is further configured to provide an option to view the home page associated with the at least one search result.

14. The server of claim 13, wherein the server is further configured to:

in response to a user selection of the option to view the home page associated with the at least one search result, provide the home page associated with the at least one search result; and

provide an option to view the at least one search result from the home page associated with the at least one search result.

15. A computer readable medium for determining sort order, comprising:

results determining logic configured to determine a plurality of search results associated with at least one search criteria;

distance determining logic configured to determine a first distance between at least one of the search results and a home page associated with the at least one search result; and

order determining logic configured to determine a display order for the plurality of search results.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the order determining logic is further configured to compare the first distance and a second distance between at least one other search result and a home page associated with the at least one other search result.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 15, further comprising first results providing logic configured to provide a search results page, the search results page configured for providing the search results in the determined display order.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 15, further comprising second results providing logic configured to provide an option to view at least one of the search results.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 18, further comprising:

display providing logic configured to provide a display of at least one search result, in response to a user selection to view at least one of the search results; and

first home page providing logic configured to provide an option to view a home page from the provided search result.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 15, further comprising second home page providing logic configured to provide an option to view the home page associated with the at least one search result.