Methods and systems for providing a response to a query

Details Methods and systems for providing a response to a query Methods and systems for providing a response to a query

2006-12-19

2006-12-19

Alam, Shahid Al (Department: 2162)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

C707S793000, C707S793000, C707S793000, C709S203000, C705S014270

Reexamination Certificate

active

07152061

ABSTRACT:
Methods and systems for providing a response to a user's query based on other users' picks. For one embodiment of the invention, user responses are correlated to determine an affinity among users. User affinity is then used to modify the presentation of the search results. For one embodiment the location of other user's is used to modify the presentation of the search results.

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