Using Variation in User Interest to Enhance the Search Experience
First Claim
1. A device-implemented method to enhance searching, the method comprising acts of:
- accepting a query from a user as input for a search;
determining a variability in user interest for the query, the variability in user interest reflecting an amount that interests of different users for different search results vary for the query;
enhancing a search experience for the user by incorporating a degree of personalization into the search responsive to the variability in user interest; and
presenting a set of search results in accordance with the enhanced search experience.
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Abstract
Searches can be enhanced by custom-tailoring results based on a consideration of the variability of the goals of a search given a query. In an example embodiment, a system to enhance searching includes a search interface, a search-goal variability determiner, and a search experience enhancer. The search interface accepts a query from a user as input for a search. The variability determiner determines the variability in user interest (e.g., goals) for the query. The measure of variability in user interest may reflect the degree of variation in the goals of different users or groups of users for the query. The search experience enhancer enhances a search experience for the user responsive to the variability in user interest (e.g., in terms of search goals).
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20 Claims
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1. A device-implemented method to enhance searching, the method comprising acts of:
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accepting a query from a user as input for a search; determining a variability in user interest for the query, the variability in user interest reflecting an amount that interests of different users for different search results vary for the query; enhancing a search experience for the user by incorporating a degree of personalization into the search responsive to the variability in user interest; and presenting a set of search results in accordance with the enhanced search experience. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system to enhance searching, the system comprising:
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a search interface to accept a query from a user as input for a search; a variability determiner to determine a variability in user interest for the query, the variability in user interest reflecting an amount that interests of different users for different search results vary for the query; and a search experience enhancer to enhance a search experience for the user responsive to the variability in user interest. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A device-implemented method to enhance searching, the method comprising acts of:
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accepting a query from a user as input for a search; determining a variability in user interest for the query, the variability in user interest reflecting an amount that interests of different users for different search results vary for the query; and enhancing a search experience for the user responsive to the variability in user interest. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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