Patent ID: 8898148
Filing Date: 2014-11-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving a search query from a computing device, where the received search query has at least two different meanings; identifying first metadata associated with the received search query, wherein the first metadata is selected from the group consisting of a geographic location associated with the computing device, a date of the received search query, a time of day of the received search query, an age of a searching user submitting the received search query, a gender of the searching user submitting the received search query, and a language associated with the received search query; using the first metadata to promote search results corresponding to a first meaning of the at least two meanings of the received search query, wherein using the first metadata to promote search results corresponding to the first meaning of the at least two meanings of the received search query comprises: providing the promoted search results corresponding to the first meaning of the received search query to the computing device.