Patent ID: 6801906
Filing Date: 2004-10-05
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of searching for information on the web, comprising the steps of:transmitting a first search request from a first client to a search engine server, said search request being transmitted over the Internet, said search engine server responding to multiple search requests received from multiple respective clients over the Internet; transmitting results of said first search from said search engine server to said first client over the Internet; transmitting a second search request from said first client to said search engine server, said second request being transmitted over the Internet, said second search request including a plurality of second search query parameters defining a set of responsive items, said second search request further including information relating to said results of said first search, said information relating to said results of said first search being in addition to said second search query parameters; generating results responsive to said second search request from said set of responsive items, said results being generated by said search engine server and being customized to said first client by said search engine server using said information relating to said results of said first search, wherein said step of generating results responsive to said second search request comprises re-ordering a respective priority of a plurality of URLs satisfying parameters of said second search request by (a) estimating an amount of change of a plurality of URLs using said information relating to said first search, and (b) prioritizing said plurality of URLs using the estimated amount of change; and transmitting said results responsive to said second search request to said first client over the Internet.