Ranking search results based on the frequency of clicks on the search results by members of a social network who are within a predetermined degree of separation
US7788260B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 18, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/958
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Search results, including sponsored links and algorithmic search results, are generated in response to a query, and are marked based on frequency of clicks on the search results by members of social network who are within a predetermined degree of separation from the member who submitted the query. The markers are visual tags and comprise either a text string or an image.
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