18435782. Selective Presentation of Content Types and Sources in Search simplified abstract (GOOGLE LLC)

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Selective Presentation of Content Types and Sources in Search

Organization Name

GOOGLE LLC

Inventor(s)

Daniel Belov of San Francisco CA (US)

Matthew E. Kulick of San Francisco CA (US)

Adam D. Bursey of San Jose CA (US)

David Yen of San Francisco CA (US)

Maureen Heymans

Selective Presentation of Content Types and Sources in Search - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18435782 titled 'Selective Presentation of Content Types and Sources in Search

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a method for providing search results that include user-generated content from social services.

  • Receiving a search query
  • Identifying potential search results corresponding to digital content
  • Determining potential search results include user-generated content from social services
  • Receiving data associated with the user-generated content
  • Determining user-generated content to be provided as a search result
  • Generating search results including web-based search results and user-generated content
  • Transmitting search results to a client computing device for display

Potential Applications

This technology could be applied in search engines, social media platforms, and content aggregation websites to enhance search results with user-generated content.

Problems Solved

This technology helps improve the relevance and diversity of search results by including user-generated content from social services, providing users with a more comprehensive view of relevant information.

Benefits

- Enhanced search experience with diverse content sources - Increased user engagement with search results - Improved visibility for user-generated content from social services

Potential Commercial Applications

"Enhancing Search Results with User-Generated Content from Social Services" could be used in search engine optimization tools, social media analytics platforms, and content curation services.

Possible Prior Art

There may be prior art related to incorporating user-generated content into search results, such as social media integration in search engines or content aggregation platforms.

Unanswered Questions

How does this technology impact user privacy when displaying user-generated content in search results?

This article does not address the potential privacy implications of including user-generated content from social services in search results.

What measures are in place to ensure the accuracy and relevance of user-generated content displayed in search results?

The article does not detail any specific mechanisms or algorithms used to verify the accuracy and relevance of user-generated content included in search results.


Original Abstract Submitted

Implementations of the present disclosure include actions of receiving a search query, identifying potential search results responsive to the search query, the potential search results corresponding to digital content stored in one or more computer-readable storage media, determining that the potential search results include user-generated content that is generated using one or more computer-implemented social services, receiving data associated with the user-generated content, the data including one or more scores, determining, based on the one or more scores, that the user-generated content is to be provided as a search result, generating search results, the search results including web-based search results and at least a portion of the user-generated content, and transmitting the search results to a client computing device for display to the searching user.