PERSONALIZED SEARCH USING SEARCHER FEATURES
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- obtaining, with a processor, a search term from a first user at a user device via a network interface;
generating, based on the search term, an initial result including a first group of content items as stored in a content database, the content items from a social network, the content items including member profiles of members of the social network;
ranking, with the processor, each of the content items of the first group based, at least in part, on information indicative of interactions from an activity database with the content items of the first group, the interactions being by at least a second user of the social network different than the first user, the activity database storing the information indicative of the interactions related to the social network with search results that include ones of the content items; and
causing the user device to display a second group of the content items, including at least some of the first group of the content items, according to the rank of the first group of the content items.
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Abstract
A system and method for personalized search user searcher features may include obtaining a search term from a member of a social network at a user device via the network interface. An initial result may be generated based on the search term, including a first group of content items from a social network and stored in a content database, the content items including member profiles of members of the social network. Each of the content items of the first group may be ranked based on information indicative of interactions from an activity database with the content items of the first group, the interactions being by at least a second user of the social network different than the first user. A second group of the content items may be displayed, including at least some of the first group of the content items, based on the rank of the first group of the content items.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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obtaining, with a processor, a search term from a first user at a user device via a network interface; generating, based on the search term, an initial result including a first group of content items as stored in a content database, the content items from a social network, the content items including member profiles of members of the social network; ranking, with the processor, each of the content items of the first group based, at least in part, on information indicative of interactions from an activity database with the content items of the first group, the interactions being by at least a second user of the social network different than the first user, the activity database storing the information indicative of the interactions related to the social network with search results that include ones of the content items; and causing the user device to display a second group of the content items, including at least some of the first group of the content items, according to the rank of the first group of the content items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed on a processor, cause the processor to implement operations comprising:
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obtaining a search term from a first user at a user device via a network interface; generating an initial result including a first group of content items as stored in a content database, the content items from a social network, the content items including member profiles of members of the social network; ranking each of the content items of the first group based, at least in part, on information indicative of interactions from an activity database with the content items of the first group, the interactions being by at least a second user of the social network different than the first user, the activity database storing the information indicative of the interactions related to the social network with search results that include ones of the content items; and causing the user device to display a second group of the content items, including at least some of the first group of the content items, according to the rank of the first group of the content items. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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