Patent ID: 8140508
Filing Date: 2012-03-20
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for acting upon one or more items in a search results page, the method comprising: receiving a search query from a search engine interface; determining, in response to the search query, a plurality of search results indicating search result resources; providing a first search engine results page a first search engine results page (“SERP”), the first SERP including a list of one or more of the search result resources and a plurality of contextual controls displayed adjacent to each of the search result resources on the list, the contextual controls including marking, saving, and sharing the one or more of the search result resources; receiving a user selection of the one or more of the search result resources; appending to any existing link identifiers one or more link identifiers associated with one or more of the search result resources; generating a non-persistent resource identifier associated with the appended one or more link identifiers in response to selection of the one or more of the search result resources; receiving a request for a second SERP, the second SERP including the selected one or more of the search result resources; identifying the one or more link identifiers associated with the one or more of the search result resource from the resource identifier; and modifying the second SERP on the basis of the resource identifier, the modification of the second SERP indicating a marking, saving, or sharing of the selected one or more of the search result resources.