IP Library Granted Patent US 8,874,560
Granted Patent B2
US 8,874,560 · App. 14/264,452 · Granted Oct 28, 2014

Determining sort order by distance

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Patent No.
US 8,874,560
App. No.
14/264,452
Granted
Oct 28, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Included are embodiments for determining sort order. At least one embodiment of a method includes determining a plurality of search results associated with at least one search criteria. Some embodiments of a method include determining a first distance between at least one of the search results and a home page associated with the at least one search result and determining a display order for the plurality of search results.

Claims (49)

1. A method comprising:

determining, on a computing device, a plurality of search results associated with at least one search criterion;

determining, on the computing device, a respective home page for each search result of the plurality of search results;

determining, on the computing device, a display order for the plurality of search results by:

determining a respective distance for each search result, wherein the distance comprises a respective number of web pages between the search result and a respective home page of the search result, and

ordering the plurality of search results from largest distance to smallest distance; and

providing the plurality of search results for display in the display order on a user interface, wherein providing the plurality of search results comprises:

providing each search result for display on the user interface,

providing each respective home page for each search result for display on the user interface proximate to each search result, and

providing each respective distance for each search result for display on the user interface proximate to each search result.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the display order is further determined based on a number of links on each search result.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the display order is further determined based on a number of occurrences of the at least one search criterion on each search result.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the respective number of web pages between the search result and the respective home page of the search result comprises a smallest number of web pages between the search result and the respective home page of the search result.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the respective number of web pages between the search result and the respective home page of the search result comprises an average number of web pages between the search result and the respective home page of the search result.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the display order is further determined based on a number of occurrences of the at least one search criterion on a section of each search result.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the display order is further determined based on a number of occurrences of the at least one search criterion on each search result and a number of links on each search result.

8. A system comprising:

a memory comprising instructions; and

a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor, when executing the instructions, effectuates operations comprising:

determining a plurality of search results associated with at least one search criterion;

determining a respective home page for each search result of the plurality of search results;

determining a display order for the plurality of search results by:

determining a respective distance for each search result, wherein the distance comprises a respective number of web pages between the search result and a respective home page of the search result, and

ordering the plurality of search results from largest distance to smallest distance; and

providing the plurality of search results for display in the display order on a user interface, wherein providing the plurality of search results comprises:

providing each search result for display on the user interface,

providing each respective home page for each search result for display on the user interface proximate to each search result, and

providing each respective distance for each search result for display on the user interface proximate to each search result.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the display order is further determined based on a number of links on each search result.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the display order is further determined based on a number of occurrences of the at least one search criterion on each search result.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the number of web pages between the search result and the respective home page of the search result comprises a smallest number of web pages between the search result and the respective home page the of the search result.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the number of web pages between the search result and the respective home page of the search result comprises an average number of web pages between the search result and the respective home page of the search result.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the display order is further determined based on a number of occurrences of the at least one search criterion on a section of each search result.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the display order is further determined based on a number of occurrences of the at least one search criterion on each search result and a number of links on each search result.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:

determining a plurality of search results associated with at least one search criterion;

determining a respective home page for each search result of the plurality of search results;

determining a display order for the plurality of search results by:

determining a respective distance for each search result, wherein the distance comprises a respective number of web pages between the search result and a respective home page of the search result, and

ordering the plurality of search results from largest distance to smallest distance; and

providing the plurality of search results for display in the display order on a user interface, wherein providing the plurality of search results comprises:

providing each search result for display on the user interface,

providing each respective home page for each search for display on the user interface proximate to each respective search result, and

providing each respective distance for each search result for display on the user interface proximate to each search result.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the display order is further determined based on a number of links on each search result.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the display order is further determined based on a number of occurrences of the at least one search criterion on each search result.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the respective number of web pages between the search result and the respective home page of the search result comprises a smallest number of web pages between the search result and the respective home page of the search result.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the respective number of web pages between the search result and the respective home page of the search result comprises an average number of web pages between the search result and the respective home page of the search result.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the display order is further determined based on a number of occurrences of the at least one search criterion on a section of each search result.

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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 2, 2017
From: GOOGLE INC.
To: GOOGLE LLC
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From: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
To: GOOGLE INC.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 29, 2017
From: AT&T DELAWARE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
To: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 21, 2017
From: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
To: AT&T BLS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 21, 2017
From: AT&T BLS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
To: AT&T DELAWARE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 21, 2017
From: BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION
To: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
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From: STEPHENS, ROBERT TODD
To: BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2014
From: STEPHENS, ROBERT TODD
To: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, LP
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