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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2012
Daniel M. Crichton, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Frances B. Haugen, Mountain View, CA (US);
Daniel M. Crichton, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Frances B. Haugen, Mountain View, CA (US);
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A method performed by one or more processing devices includes obtaining search results responsive to a search query submitted by a user; determining a maturity score for the user, where the maturity score represents a measure of development of a particular user attribute; determining, based on the maturity score, utility scores for the search results, where a utility score represents a measure of utility of a particular type of content to a particular type of user as defined by the measure of development of the particular user attribute; and adjusting rankings of the search results based on the utility scores.