Patent ID: 8577875
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. One or more computer-storage media storing computer-useable instructions that, when executed by a computing device, perform a method for presenting search results ordered using user preference data, the method comprising: receiving a search query; generating a ranked list of search results in response to the search query, the ranked list of search results comprising a first search result and a second search result; obtaining position-bias-free user preference data for the first and second search results that overrides ranks assigned to the first and second search results; retrieving relative positions of pairs of historical search results having the first and second search results, wherein the pairs are ranked ordered according to user indications of interest; modifying the ranked order of the first and second search results relative to each other based on the position-bias-free user preference data and the relative positions of the pairs of historical search results; and presenting at least a portion of the ranked list of search results, the portion including the first and second search results with the modified ranked order.