Pre-Grant Publication Number: 20100241647
Context-aware query recommendations
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#668Google Tests 'Personalized' Search
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Submitted by: William PaganLast updated: over 2 years ago
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Summary / DescriptionGoogle offers a service that tailors a user's query results based on the user's previous searches. The free service is called Personalized Search.
 
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Type of Prior ArtOnline Publication
 
URLhttp://www.pcworld.com/article/...
 
Author/CreatorJose Carlos Perez
 
TitleGoogle Tests 'Personalized' Search
 
Publication DateJune 28, 2005
 
PublisherPC World
 
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NotesSee also Google's official blog at: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2005/06/search-gets-personal.html which announces this feature going live. Also see a recent YouTube explainer of this here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKuG2M6R4VM
 
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The only way for search engines to make results more relevant is to track users' search histories and factor them into the overall search results calculation, which is what Google is doing with this service, Weiner said.
 
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In a computing environment, a method comprising:maintaining context information regarding prior search actions;receiving a current action; andaccessing data obtained from a query log to determine whether at least some of the context information is relevant to the current action.
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The method of Claim 1 further comprising, at least some of the context information is relevant to the current action, and further comprising, using at least some of the context information to determine at least one query recommendation.
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