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G06F 17/30 (2006.01) G06F 17/27 (2006.01)

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CA 2718621

Embodiments of the present invention enhance the search experience of a user by looking at the search history of one or more buddies to provide search enhancements to the user. Examples of search enhancements include an annotation or graphic adjacent to a search result indicating the search result has been visited by one of the user's buddies. In another embodiment, the relevance score assigned to a search result is increased if the search result has been visited by a buddy. In another aspect, alternative queries from the buddies' search history may be suggested to the user during the search session.

Des modes de réalisation de la présente invention améliorent l'expérience de recherche d'un utilisateur en examinant l'historique de recherche d'un ou de plusieurs amis pour fournir des améliorations de recherche à l'utilisateur. Des exemples d'améliorations de recherche comprennent une annotation ou un graphique adjacent à un résultat de recherche indiquant que le résultat de recherche a été consulté par l'un des amis de l'utilisateur. Dans un autre mode de réalisation, le score d'intérêt attribué à un résultat de recherche est augmenté si le résultat de recherche a été consulté par un ami. Selon un autre aspect, d'autres interrogations provenant de l'historique de recherche des amis peuvent être suggérées à l'utilisateur pendant la session de recherche.

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