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Navigational aids within item search results

US8577879B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 29, 2009
Grant dateNov 5, 2013
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Expiry dateNov 25, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q30/0601
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed are various embodiments providing navigational aids within item search results. A pool of items is generated in a computing resource in response to a search query and a search context. At least one network page is encoded for rendering by a client. The at least one network page includes a ranked list of at least a portion of the items. The ranked list includes a navigational aid when a relevance score associated with the navigational aid meets a threshold. The relevance score is computed relative to respective relevance scores associated with items in the ranked list. The navigational aid has at least a same prominence within the ranked list as an item.

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