Patent ID: 7346613

Claim:
A method for facilitating a search for content from disparate resources, the method comprising: displaying a unified search entry interface in response to a user request to search for content; prior to conducting the search, obtaining an automated measurement of relevance for each of a plurality of disparate resources in which to search for occurrences of a search term entered into the unified search entry interface by the user, the automated measurement of relevance being based on quantified user interaction with the disparate resources, quantified user interaction including at least one of the frequency with which the user accesses the resource, the length of time that the user accessed the resource, and what the user did with the resource after access; determining relevant resources from the plurality of disparate resources in which to search for occurrences of a search term entered in the unified search entry interface, the determination being based on the automated measure of relevance; normalizing the relevant disparate resources; and blending disparate results obtained from searching for occurrences of the search term in the normalized relevant disparate resources.