Patent ID: 9058395
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of providing an ordered list of search results, comprising the steps of: receiving a term of a query; determining a geographical area associated with a requestor of the query; generating, with at least one processor, search results associated with the term and the geographical area, the search results including first search results relevant to the term and second search results relevant to the geographical area; and ordering the search results for display, the ordering of the search results comprising: determining computer network information associated with the requestor; and determining the geographical area using the determined computer network information, wherein the computer network information comprises at least one of an Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with the requestor or a location of a service provider gateway of the requestor, and wherein the determining a geographical area includes determining the geographical area using the IP address associated with the requestor or the location of the service provider gateway of the requestor.