System and method for providing social/private information with a search result
The present teaching relates to providing content. Online documents are searched based on a query from a user. For each searched online document, enriched information thereof is created based on social data associated thereto and, if existing, private information previously provided by the user to privately evaluate the online document. An enhanced search result is generated based on the online documents with their respective enriched information and provided to the user in response to the query.
1 . A method, comprising:
receiving a query from a user;
searching content based on the query, wherein the content that matches the query includes a plurality of documents;
with respect each of the plurality of documents,
obtaining social data associated with the document, wherein the social data represents public evaluation of the document,
retrieving accessible private information provided by the user previously with respect to the document to assess the document, and
generating an enhanced record including the document and enriched information thereof which includes the social data and accessible private information;
generating an enhanced search result based on the plurality of enhanced records; and
presenting the enhanced search result on a webpage to the user in response to the query, wherein the presented enhanced search result includes each of the plurality of documents, the corresponding social data, and the corresponding accessible private information, and wherein the document, the corresponding social data, and the corresponding accessible private information are displayed separately from each other on the webpage.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the social data associated with the document comprises statistics which includes:
a total number of hits of the document in different searches;
a total number of times that the document is reviewed;
a total number of positive feedback by viewers; and
a total number of negative feedback by viewers.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the private information associated with the document includes at least one of:
a private assessment of the document; and
a private note that the user previously created for the document, wherein
the private information directed to the document is to be provided only to the user, and
the private assessment indicates whether the user likes or dislikes the document.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the enriched information related to the document is to be displayed together:
the social data in the enriched information represents a public assessment of the document; and
the private information in the enriched information, if existing, presents a private evaluation previously made by the user about the document.
5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving an input from the user after the enhanced search result is provided to the user;
when the input is a request to review one of the plurality of documents,
providing the user content of the document,
monitoring feedback from the user on the document,
updating the social data associated with the document based on the feedback from the user.
6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
if the input is a request to review a private note in the private information created previously by the user with respect to the document,
retrieving the previously created private note,
providing to the user the retrieved private note.
7 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
if the user requests to privately evaluate the document,
receiving information from the user representing a private evaluation of the document, and
updating the private information associated with the user with respect to the document based on the private evaluation, and
updating the social data associated with the document based on the private evaluation from the user; and
if the user requests to privately evaluate the document,
facilitating the user to create a private note about the document,
updating the private information associated with the user with respect to the document based on the private note.
8 . A machine-readable and non-transitory medium having information recorded thereon, wherein the information, when read by the machine, causes the machine to perform the following steps:
receiving a query from a user;
searching content based on the query, wherein the content that matches the query includes a plurality of documents;
with respect each of the plurality of documents,
obtaining social data associated with the document, wherein the social data represents public evaluation of the document,
retrieving accessible private information provided by the user previously with respect to the document to assess the document, and
generating an enhanced record including the document and enriched information thereof which includes the social data and accessible private information;
generating an enhanced search result based on the plurality of enhanced records; and
presenting the enhanced search result on a webpage to the user in response to the query, wherein the presented enhanced search result includes each of the plurality of documents, the corresponding social data, and the corresponding accessible private information, and wherein the document, the corresponding social data, and the corresponding accessible private information are displayed separately from each other on the webpage.
9 . The medium of claim 8 , wherein the social data associated with the document comprises statistics which includes:
a total number of hits of the document in different searches;
a total number of times that the document is reviewed;
a total number of positive feedback by viewers; and
a total number of negative feedback by viewers.
10 . The medium of claim 8 , wherein the private information associated with the document includes at least one of:
a private assessment of the document; and
a private note that the user previously created for the document, wherein
the private information directed to the document is to be provided only to the user, and
the private assessment indicates whether the user likes or dislikes the document.
11 . The medium of claim 8 , wherein the enriched information related to the document is to be displayed together:
the social data in the enriched information represents a public assessment of the document; and
the private information in the enriched information, if existing, presents a private evaluation previously made by the user about the document.
12 . The medium of claim 8 , wherein the information, when read by the machine, further causes the machine to perform the following steps:
receiving an input from the user after the enhanced search result is provided to the user;
when the input is a request to review one of the plurality of documents,
providing the user content of the document,
monitoring feedback from the user on the document,
updating the social data associated with the document based on the feedback from the user.
13 . The medium of claim 12 , wherein the information, when read by the machine, further causes the machine to perform the following steps:
if the input is a request to review a private note in the private information created previously by the user with respect to the document,
retrieving the previously created private note,
providing to the user the retrieved private note.
14 . The medium of claim 13 , wherein the information, when read by the machine, further causes the machine to perform the following steps:
if the user requests to privately evaluate the document,
receiving information from the user representing a private evaluation of the document, and
updating the private information associated with the user with respect to the document based on the private evaluation, and
updating the social data associated with the document based on the private evaluation from the user; and
if the user requests to privately evaluate the document,
facilitating the user to create a private note about the document,
updating the private information associated with the user with respect to the document based on the private note.
15 . A system, comprising:
a user interaction unit implemented by a processor and configured for receiving a query from a user; and
a content search engine implemented by a processor and configured for
searching content based on the query, wherein the content that matches the query includes a plurality of documents,
with respect each of the plurality of documents,
obtaining social data associated with the document, wherein the social data represents public evaluation of the document,
retrieving accessible private information provided by the user previously with respect to the document to assess the document, and
generating an enhanced record including the document and enriched information thereof which includes the social data and accessible private information, and
generating an enhanced search result based on the plurality of enhanced records,
wherein the user interaction unit is further configured for presenting the enhanced search result on a webpage to the user in response to the query, wherein the presented enhanced search result includes each of the plurality of documents, the corresponding social data, and the corresponding accessible private information, and wherein the document, the corresponding social data, and the corresponding accessible private information are displayed separately from each other on the webpage.
16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein
the social data associated with the document comprises statistics which includes:
a total number of hits of the document in different searches,
a total number of times that the document is reviewed,
a total number of positive feedback by viewers, and
a total number of negative feedback by viewers; and
the private information associated with the document includes at least one of:
a private assessment of the document, and
a private note that the user previously created for the document, wherein
the private information directed to the document is to be provided only to the user, and
the private assessment indicates whether the user likes or dislikes the document.
17 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the enriched information related to the document is to be displayed together:
the social data in the enriched information represents a public assessment of the document; and
the private information in the enriched information, if existing, presents a private evaluation previously made by the user about the document.
18 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the content search engine is further configured for:
receiving an input from the user after the enhanced search result is provided to the user;
when the input is a request to review one of the plurality of documents,
providing the user content of the document,
monitoring feedback from the user on the document,
updating the social data associated with the document based on the feedback from the user.
19 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the content search engine is further configured for:
if the input is a request to review a private note in the private information created previously by the user with respect to the document,
obtaining the previously created private note,
providing to the user the retrieved private note.
20 . The system of claim 19 , wherein the content search engine is further configured for,
if the user requests to privately evaluate the document,
receiving information from the user representing a private evaluation of the document, and
updating the private information associated with the user with respect to the document based on the private evaluation, and
updating the social data associated with the document based on the private evaluation from the user; and
if the user requests to privately evaluate the document,
facilitating the user to create a private note about the document,
updating the private information associated with the user with respect to the document based on the private note.