Search results modulator

摘要

When a user conducts a search for content using one or more of the many search engines known in the art, embodiments of the present invention may receive results returned to the user's browser by the search engine, and may then proceed to filter, organize, modify, or enhance those results and/or their presentation by performing various editing and/or presentation operations on the search results, based on information relating to the user's prior interactions with the search results and the user's interests and preferences. Search results may also be modulated based on information about the way other users have responded to or interacted with each of the search results in the past.

主权项

1. A method implemented as a search assistant for modulating a display of search results, comprising:
receiving, from an Internet search engine, markup comprising a plurality of search results; parsing the markup to identify a first search result among the plurality of search results, wherein parsing the markup includes:
identifying a plurality of sub-hierarchies of elements within the markup;determining that two or more of the sub-hierarchies of elements sufficiently resemble each other; anddetermining that each of the two or more sub-hierarchies of elements correspond to individual search results from the plurality of search results; querying a data repository based on the first search result; receiving, from the data repository, additional information about the first search result; modifying the markup based on the additional information; and providing the modified markup to a browser framework for display to a user.