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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2016
Applicant:
A9.com, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jiong Wang, Union City, CA (US);
Jonathan A. Gold, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
A9.com, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 16/35 (2019.01); G06F 16/34 (2019.01); G06F 16/28 (2019.01); G06F 16/248 (2019.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 16/358 (2019.01); G06F 16/248 (2019.01); G06F 16/285 (2019.01); G06F 16/345 (2019.01); G06Q 30/0256 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0275 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for generating search results based on a search term and displaying the search results in one or more groupings. The method includes receiving a search term entered by a user, selecting one or more search result groupings based on the search term entered by the user and at least in part on a bid amount associated with the search term, providing search results based on the search term entered by the user for each search result grouping, and displaying the search groupings to the user.