Patent ID: 9201973
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for processing, at a server, electronic searches comprising the steps of: (a) receiving, at the server, a first search request from a first computing device; (b) determining a geographic region that is a subject of the first search request; (c) determining a geographic region of the first computing device; (d) tracking searches that were performed by other computing devices prior to receiving the first search request; (e) identifying prior searches made by the other computing devices that: (f) assessing the number of times that websites provided in response to the identified prior searches were selected by users of the other computing devices; (g) outputting first search results that are responsive to the first search request received from the first computing device, wherein the first search results are ranked based upon the number of times that the identified prior search results were selected by the other computing devices.