Patent ID: 7925649

Claim:
A computer-implemented method, performed on a search engine system having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors to perform the method, comprising: accessing Internet usage data for a particular individual computer user, wherein the usage data include a plurality of search queries previously submitted by the particular individual computer user; using at least some of the Internet usage data for the particular individual computer user, identifying multiple search queries previously submitted by the particular individual computer user in the plurality of search queries previously submitted by the particular individual computer user, wherein the multiple search queries previously submitted by the particular individual computer user meet a plurality of predefined query selection criteria for previously submitted queries that correspond to continuing interests of the particular individual computer user, wherein the identifying of the multiple search queries previously submitted by the particular individual computer user is performed without explicit input from the particular individual computer user identifying previously submitted search queries that are continuing interests of the particular individual computer user; rerunning, without explicit input by the particular individual computer user requesting the rerunning, at least some of the identified multiple search queries previously submitted by the particular individual computer user; evaluating search results from the rerun queries to select search results that meet predefined search result selection criteria; and sending links corresponding to at least some of the selected search results to a computer associated with the particular individual computer user for display.