Patent ID: 7953731
Filing Date: 2011-05-31
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of enhancing search results generated in response to a search request, comprising: receiving a set of search results, wherein the search results list a ranked set of entries, each entry referencing a data object accessible over a network; identifying metadata associated with a first user who submitted the search request, wherein the metadata identifies at least one entry in the ranked set of search results, wherein the metadata includes one or more tags, wherein each tag provides a user-specified keyword supplied by a second user describing the content of the data object referenced by the identified entry in the ranked set of search results, and wherein the metadata further includes geographic information associated with the first user; adjusting, by use of one or more computer processors, the ranking of the at least one entry, based on the geographic information included in the metadata and the user-specified keyword supplied by the second user; and returning the adjusted ranked search results to the first user.