Patent ID: 9063986
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving a submission of a search query, the search query including a set of keywords; generating a set of search result items corresponding to the search query; ranking the set of search result items based on a set of relevancy scores associated with the set of search result items, each of the set of relevancy scores based on a set of relevancy adjustment factors corresponding to a set of additional keywords, the set of additional keywords associated with a search result item of the set of search result items but not included in the search query, the set of relevancy adjustment factors representing a relevancy of each of the set of additional keywords to the search query; detecting a selection of the search result item from the set of search result items; based on the detecting of the selection of the item, determining an amount by which to increase at least one of the set of relevancy adjustment factors based on a reputation score associated with a user who performed the selection of the search result item and increasing the at least one of the set of relevancy adjustment factors by the amount; receiving an additional submission of the search query; generating an additional set of search result items corresponding to the search query; and ranking the additional set of search result items, the ranking of the additional set of search result items reflecting the increasing of the at least one of the set of relevancy adjustment factors corresponding to the at least one of the set of additional keywords, the ranking of the additional set of search results items being performed by one or more processors.