| CPC G06F 16/9535 (2019.01) [G06F 16/9538 (2019.01)] | 19 Claims |

|
1. A system comprising:
a processor including a search engine and configured to:
determine category search power values for a plurality of categories based on searching activities of a user in the plurality of categories, wherein a category power value of a corresponding category indicates a proficiency level of the user in searching for information in the corresponding category and is based on a number of clicks by the user on results of searches in the corresponding category;
determine a search power value for the user by combining the category search power values of the plurality of categories and present a user interface with the search power value and the plurality of category power values to a computing device of the user, wherein the search power value indicates a search proficiency level of the user across the plurality of categories;
receive, from the user, one or more keywords in a first search bar of the user interface for conducting a search for digital content items, a selected searching mode from among a plurality of searching modes of the search engine, and a selected privacy mode from among a plurality of privacy modes of the search engine controlling sharing of information of the search, wherein the plurality of searching modes includes modes of searching based on a market value and a popularity of the digital content items;
execute the search based on the one or more keywords, the selected searching mode, and the selected privacy mode to retrieve the digital content items from one or more of a group of a network and one or more databases;
determine access to a zoom-in component by the user;
upon determining an access by the user to the zoom-in component, open a second search bar which is integrated into the first search bar and utilize the second search bar by the user to narrow down the search result generated by the first search bar;
sort the digital content items in increasing or decreasing order based on the market value of the digital content items; and
generate a search result page including the sorted digital content items and present the search result page to the computing device of the user.
|