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CHANGING RANKING ALGORITHMS BASED ON CUSTOMER SETTINGS

  • US 20090006356A1
  • Filed: 06/27/2007
  • Published: 01/01/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for ranking search results using user preferences, comprising:

  • obtaining a set of ranking factors to be applied to search results for a user query;

    allowing the user to supply a weight for each of the set of ranking factors;

    for a received user query, generating a ranking algorithm that is a combination function of the ranking factors that apply to the received query and applying the ranking algorithm to search results for the query; and

    displaying the search results ranked according to the user-supplied weights.

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