Patent ID: 8060466
Filing Date: 2011-11-15
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of receiving and exposing user-generated lists of items, the method comprising: providing, in association with an electronic catalog of items, a user interface that includes functionality for users to interactively create lists of items selected from the electronic catalog, and to submit the lists for viewing by other users; receiving user-created lists of items, said user-created lists created and submitted by users via the user interface; ranking, with one or more computer processors, at least one user-created list relative to other user-created lists based at least partly on effectiveness levels of the user-created lists as measured based on monitored user behaviors of users that access such user-created lists; receiving a search query submitted by a user to conduct a search of the electronic catalog; and selecting, with one or more computer processors, at least one user-created list to expose to the user with results of the search query, said selecting based at least partly on the search query and the ranking of the user-created lists.