Patent ID: 8548991
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: identifying, by a processor, documents selected by a user; analyzing, by a processor, information associated with accessing the selected documents, during a plurality of time periods, using a browser operating on a client computing device associated with the user; producing, by a processor and based on the information, a plurality of user browsing statistics that are particular to the client computing device and include values different from browsing statistics associated with other client computing devices; providing, by a processor and to the user, a listing associated with the plurality of user browsing statistics and the plurality of time periods; receiving, by a processor, a selection, by the user, of a particular browsing statistic of the plurality of user browsing statistics and a particular time period of the plurality of time periods; receiving, by a processor and from a search engine, search results associated with a search query, where the search results are ranked based on the search query; adjusting, by a processor, the ranking of the search results, based on the particular browsing statistic and the particular time period, to form adjusted search results; and causing, by a processor, the client computing device to present the adjusted search results.