Abstract: A method of providing an answer, comprising receiving a criteria, identifying a subset of a set of answers in a data store based on the criteria, calculating a random value for each of the answers in the subset, ranking the subset of answers based on the random values, selecting one of the answers of the subset based on the ranking; and providing an output including the selected answer.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 27, 2009
Date of Patent:
October 21, 2014
Assignee:
CitySearch, LLC
Inventors:
Adam Doppelt, Ethan Lowry, Patrick O'Donnell
Abstract: A method of providing an answer, comprising receiving a criteria, identifying a subset of a set of answers in a data store based on the criteria, calculating a random value for each of the answers in the subset, ranking the subset of answers based on the random values, selecting one of the answers of the subset based on the ranking; and providing an output including the selected answer.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 27, 2009
Publication date:
October 28, 2010
Applicant:
Citysearch, LLC
Inventors:
Adam Doppelt, Ethan Lowry, Patrick O'Donnell