Patent ID: 8583633

Claim:
A method of inferring relevancy from search query results, said method comprising: accepting a search query from a user of a search engine; generating a set of search result items in response to said search query; accepting a selection by said user of a first item from said set of search result items; and modifying a relevancy adjustment factor for a descriptive factor by an amount correlated to a reputation score of said user, said descriptive factor being abstracted out from said first item such that said descriptive factor identifies said first item and a second item, said second item being similar to said first item; accepting an additional search query from one of said user and an additional user of said search engine, said additional search query being identical to said search query; and generating an additional set of search result items in response to said additional query, said generating including ranking said second item based on said relevancy adjustment factor for said descriptive factor.