Patent ID: 8060524

Claim:
One or more computer-readable storage media having machine-useable instructions embodied thereon for performing a method for providing a personalized history answer to a user-defined search query based on the user's search history, the method comprising: receiving a second search query issued by a user referencing a history profile corresponding to the user, the history profile comprising a data representation of a first search result within a first set of search results provided to the user, wherein the first search result within the first set of search results was provided to the user in response to receiving a selection indication corresponding to the first search result within the first set of search results indicating that the user selected the first search result within the first set of search results; inferring that the second search query reflects user intent to re-find the first search result within the first set of search results; and simultaneously providing the first search result and a set of algorithmic search results in response to the second search query for presentation to the user, wherein the first search result is displayed as the personalized history answer and is displayed differently than the set of algorithmic search results.