SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING CUSTOMIZED SEARCH RESULTS BY WAY OF USER-SPECIFIC SEARCH INDICES

摘要

Systems and methods are described herein for efficiently providing personalized search results to a user. Personalized search allows a user to receive search results that are most relevant to that user. For example, when a user with a strong interest in rap searches for “50 cent” they may be presented with top search results corresponding to 50 Cent's rap albums. Conversely, when a coin collector searches for “50 cent” they may be presented with top search results containing antique coins.

主权项

1. A method for providing search results to a user, the method comprising:
receiving a user input comprising a symbol; retrieving a user profile associated with the user; identifying a database profile of a plurality of database profiles that, with respect to each database profile of the plurality of database profiles, best matches data of the user profile, wherein the database profile identifies a first index and a second index; in response to identifying the database profile, searching for data corresponding to the first index that matches the symbol while refraining from searching data corresponding to the second index; when search results are found based on the searching for data corresponding to the first index, providing the search results to the user; and subsequent to searching for data corresponding to the first index that matches the symbol, searching for data corresponding to the second index that matches the symbol.