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Method and system for generating web site ratings for a user

US8589391B1 · kind B1 · utility

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16References

21Claims

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Assignee

Google LLC · US

Inventors

Jeff Reynar · Woodinville, US
Kushal Dave · New York, US
Eric S. Flatt · New York, US
Michael S. Gordon · Yorktown Heights, US
Jeremy Hylton · Easton, US
James K. Scott · New York, US
Oren E. Zamir · Palo Alto, US
Jeffrey Korn · New York, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 15, 2005
Grant date	Nov 19, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 15, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06Q30/02
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method, system, and graphical user interface for improved web searching via user-specified annotations are disclosed. One aspect of the invention involves a computer-implemented method in which a search engine receives a user's ratings of some, but not all, web pages associated with a group of web pages. The group of web pages is selected from the group consisting of web pages in a particular web site and web pages in a particular subunit of a web site. The search engine generates a user-specific site rating for the group of web pages based on the user's ratings for web pages in the group of web pages. The search engine uses the generated site rating for the group of web pages when responding to a search query from the user.

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