Patent №
US 7,640,232
Granted
2009-12-29
Filed 2003
Owner
AMERICA ONLINE, INC.
+1 more
Lab
—
AI components
3
nlp · kr · planning
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
10685747
The system and method comprises enhancement of results for a search engine, wherein the results from the search engine are refined or reorganized, based upon information from an identified secondary source. The results obtained using a conventional search are compared against the identified secondary source, e.g. a ratings service, and are filtered and/or sorted appropriately. In some embodiments, identification of the secondary source, such as a ratings service comprising information which may supplement the subject of a search query, is based upon information entered by the user. In alternate embodiments, the secondary source is associated with a user, as part of general user-specified search parameters, wherein one or more parameters are consulted automatically for searches for appropriate subject matter.
AI classification
Ownership
AMERICA ONLINE, INC.
assignment · 150250882
AOL LLC
assignment · 179540060
Assignors
FISH, EDMUND J.
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.