Search query scoring and popularity monitoring and systems and methods therefor

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9817896
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12110533

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A method of indicating the popularity of the subject of a search query comprising receiving a search query from a user, the search query being received by a search server; determining whether the search query is likely to be related to a particular thing; obtaining popularity information for the particular thing; and, transmitting an indicator of the popularity information to a user computer for display. Some embodiments may also include targeted information about the search query subject, including a map showing the search query subject's location, the location of similar things in the same region as the search query subject, one or more advertisements, and the like. The targeted information and/or the popularity information indicator may be displayed with, or separate from search results associated with the search query.

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SALESFORCE INC415 MISSION STREET 3RD FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105

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Channell, Brian Paul Redondo Beach, US 8 279

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