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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2007
Jonathan L. Herlocker, Seattle, WA (US);
Thomas G. Dietterich, Corvallis, OR (US);
John B. Forbes, Seattle, WA (US);
Paul Maritz, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Jonathan L. Herlocker, Seattle, WA (US);
Thomas G. Dietterich, Corvallis, OR (US);
John B. Forbes, Seattle, WA (US);
Paul Maritz, Mercer Island, WA (US);
DECHO, Corporation, Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Methods for using task-related information to enhance digital searching are provided. A task-oriented user activity system maintains task-related information about resources accessed by a user and current user task. This task-related information is used to enhance search results by filtering and ranking results to increase relevance with respect to a user's current task. The task-related information can also be used to include task-related metadata in search engine index, e.g., by storing the metadata in the index or by storing it in resources which are subsequently indexed. Task-related information can also be used to enhance search results by enhancing search queries to include task-related search criteria.