Search result sort weighting

Abstract

A user-specified weighting associated with a category can be received. The category can be one of a plurality of categories used to sort search results. The weighting can be applied to the category. Search results can be re-sorted based on the applied weighting to the category.

1 . A method comprising:
 receiving a user-specified weighting associated with a category, the category being one of a plurality of categories used to sort search results;   applying, using a hardware processor, the weighting to the category; and   re-sorting search results based on the applied weighting to the category.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising:
 rendering a user interface element on a display corresponding to the category; and   wherein receiving the user-specified weighting associated with the category is via the user interface element.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the user interface element is a slider user interface element. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising:
 rendering a respective user interface element for each category in a subset of categories from the plurality of categories;   receiving a respective user-specified weighting associated with each category in the subset of categories via the respective user interface element;   applying the respective weighting to each category in the subset of categories; and   re-sorting search results based on the applied respective weighting to each category in the subset of categories.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the subset of categories includes all categories in the plurality of categories. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the weighting is a percentage inclusively in the range of zero percent and one-hundred percent. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein categories in the plurality of categories are used to determine demand, and wherein demand is used to sort the search results. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of categories include at least one of relevancy, price, or time. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the time is an auction ending time. 
     
     
         10 . A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
 receiving a user-specified weighting associated with a category, the category being one of a plurality of categories used to sort search results;   applying, using a hardware processor, the weighting to the category; and   re-sorting search results based on the applied weighting to the category.   
     
     
         11 . The computer readable medium of  claim 10 , including instructions that, when executed by the machine, cause the machine to performs operations comprising:
 rendering a user interface element on a display corresponding to the category; and   wherein receiving the user-specified weighting associated with the category is via the user interface element.   
     
     
         12 . The computer readable medium of  claim 11 , wherein the user interface element is a slider user interface element. 
     
     
         13 . The computer readable medium of  claim 10 , including instructions that, when executed by the machine, cause the machine to performs operations:
 rendering a respective user interface element for each category in a subset of categories from the plurality of categories;   receiving a respective user-specified weighting associated with each category in the subset of categories via the respective user interface element;   applying the respective weighting to each category in the subset of categories; and   re-sorting search results based on the applied respective weighting to each category in the subset of categories.   
     
     
         14 . The computer readable medium of  claim 13 , wherein the subset of categories includes all categories in the plurality of categories. 
     
     
         15 . The computer readable medium of  claim 10 , wherein the weighting is a percentage inclusively in the range of zero percent and one-hundred percent. 
     
     
         16 . The computer readable medium of  claim 10 , wherein categories in the plurality of categories are used to determine demand, and wherein demand is used to sort the search results. 
     
     
         17 . The computer readable medium of  claim 10 , wherein the plurality of categories include at least one of relevancy, price, or time. 
     
     
         18 . The computer readable medium of  claim 10 , wherein the time is an auction ending time. 
     
     
         19 . A system comprising:
 a hardware processor;   an interface module, executable by the hardware processor, configured to:
 receive a user-specified weighting associated with a, the category being one of a plurality of categories used to sort search results; and 
 applying, using a hardware processor, the weighting to the category; and 
   a sort engine configured to
 re-sort search results based on the applied weighting to the category.