Data processing: database and file management or data structures – Database and file access – Preparing data for information retrieval
Reexamination Certificate
2008-02-01
2010-11-23
LeRoux, Etienne P (Department: 2161)
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
Database and file access
Preparing data for information retrieval
Reexamination Certificate
active
07840563
ABSTRACT:
Methods and systems for collaboratively ranking a set of digital content items are disclosed. The invention utilizes users of a website who wish to participate in ranking a set of digital content items. In one embodiment, the method to determine a new collaborative ranking of a set of digital content items comprises receiving a plurality of ranking votes for each digital content item in the set, tallying the received user ranking votes for each digital content item in the set, calculate a ranking score by applying an algorithm comprising the number of user ranking votes to each digital content item and updating the ranking for each digital content item in the set.
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patent: 2008/0189147 (2008-08-01), Bartlett
PCT International Search Report and Written Opinion, PCT/US 08/52935, Jul. 23, 2008, 7 Pages.
Karunamurthy Vijay
Powers Michael
Wajda Ches
Fenwick & West LLP
Google Inc.
LeRoux Etienne P
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