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Systems and methods for analyzing a user's Web history

A history and user technology, applied in the field of search and browsing environment, can solve the problem of document flooding and so on

Active Publication Date: 2008-05-28
GOOGLE LLC
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Users can be overwhelmed by the sheer volume of documents returned by search engines, unless documents are ranked based on their relevance to the user's query

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[0026] The user's computing environment is enhanced by allowing the user to search and / or browse the user's past searching and / or browsing activities and using those past activities to enhance the set of search results. Some embodiments relate to the collection and storage of user activity in a user information database. In some embodiments, an activity may be one or more of various types of user activities, including but not limited to: submitting a search query to a search engine, selecting a returned result from a search engine (e.g., by clicking), The search engine selects the various advertisements returned with these results, selects other information items presented on the search results pages, browses various web pages or locations, clicks on advertisements on the pages viewed, consults product reviews and searches in a number of different ways Monitor other user browsing activity, or other activity related to various client applications, such as (but not limited to) i...

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The user's previous search and browsing activities are recorded for subsequent use. The user may retrieve the user's previous search and browsing activity in a number of different ways, including an indication of the user's previous activity in relation to advertisements. The search result set can be modified based on the user's historical activity. Examine the user's activity to identify the set of preferred locations. A user's activity set can be shared with one or more other users. The set of preferred locations presented to the user may be enhanced to include the preferred locations of one or more other users. A user's browsing activity may be monitored by one or more different client devices or client applications. The user's pageviews may be displayed graphically.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to the field of searching and browsing computer network systems, and more particularly to systems and methods for using user information to customize a user's searching and browsing environment. Background technique [0002] Search engines typically provide a rapidly scanned source of indexed documents from the Internet (or Intranet) in response to search queries submitted by users. As the number of documents accessible via the Internet increases, the number of documents matching a particular query may also increase. However, not every document matching the query is equally important from the user's point of view. Users can be overwhelmed by the sheer volume of documents returned by search engines unless documents are ranked based on their relevance to the user's query. One method of sorting documents is the PageRank (page ranking) algorithm, in the article "The Anatomy of a Large-Scale Hypertextual Search Engi...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F17/30
CPCG06F17/30876G06F17/30867G06F16/9535G06F16/955
Inventor 安德鲁·菲克斯杰弗里·L·科恩奥伦·E·扎米尔莉莉·克里斯蒂娜·伊拉尼
Owner GOOGLE LLC
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