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Ranking of digital goods in a marketplace

US8620914B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 18, 2011
Grant dateDec 31, 2013
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Expiry dateMay 18, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/34
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to one general aspect, a method of presenting to a user a subset of applications that may be executed by a computing device is described. The subset of applications may be selected from a plurality of applications available an online marketplace for such applications. The method may include ranking the applications based on signals relevant to the relative desirability to the user of different applications, wherein at least one of the signals is based on information that is generated outside of the marketplace. The method may further include selecting the subset of applications based on their respective rankings. The method may also include presenting the selected subset to the user.

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