Search result prioritization based on device location

Abstract

Aspects of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for prioritizing search engine results based on a current location of a user. The method includes one or more processors determining that a user enters a zone within a venue based on monitoring a computing device of the user moving through the venue. The method further includes one or more processors performing a search, while the user is within the zone, based on a search query input by the user into the computing device of the user while the computing device is within the zone. The method further includes one or more processors prioritizing results of the search to create a set of results that are based on the search query input by the user and the zone within the venue.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for prioritizing search engine results based on a current location of a user, the method comprising:
 determining, by one or more processors, that a user enters a zone within a venue, based on monitoring a computing device of the user moving through the venue;   registering, by one or more processors, a globally unique identifier of the computing device of the user with a zone provider associated with the venue;   updating, by one or more processors, a position of the computing device of the user as the user changes locations within the venue;   responsive to determining the computing device of the user crosses a zone boundary and enters a second zone, identifying metadata associated with content located in the second zone, wherein the venue includes one or more beacons that define a plurality of zones within the venue;   performing, by one or more processes, a search, while the user is within the zone, based on identifying search query input by the user into the computing device of the user while the computing device is within the zone;   reordering, by one or more processors, the results of the search based on priority, wherein the results are assigned a higher priority to a first search result within the search results that is located within the zone, as compared to a second search result within the search results that is located within the zone, based on user preferences and the first search result is associated with metadata that is of interest to the user based on the user preferences;   prioritizing, by one or more processors, results of the search to create a set of results that are based on the search query input by the user and the zone within the venue, wherein the results of the search are based on the content included within the results of the search that is tagged with metadata that indicates a corresponding zone location matching the zone within the venue;   generating, by one more processors, prioritized search results wherein the prioritized search results are derived from metadata associated with content located in a plurality of zones, wherein the prioritized search results includes metadata associated with content included in the results of the search and the metadata indicates a corresponding zone location of content located within the venue; and   presenting, by one or more processors, the prioritized search results to the computing device of a user.