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US 10,650,053 B2Granted
Systems and methods for guided construction of a search query in an electronic commerce environment
AssigneeEtsy, Inc.
InventorsRobert Kalin, Gregory Fodor, Jr.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method includes receiving a search query from a user through a user interface of a user computing device, identifying a search term within the search query, the search term including at least a portion of the search query, generating, based at least in part on the search term, one or more alternative search terms that are each different from the search term, and sending, over the communication network, the one or more alternative search terms to the user computing device.
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A computer-implemented method of constructing a search query in an electronic commerce environment, the method comprising:
- receiving, over a communications network, a search query from a user through a user interface of a user computing device;
- identifying a plurality of search terms within the search query, each of the plurality of search terms including at least a portion of the search query;
- executing the search query to generate search results including a list of items relevant to the search query;
- generating a plurality of search category selectors based, at least in part, on the search query, each of the plurality of search category selectors being categorically representative, at least in part, of one or more properties of an item and representing a list of one or more additional search terms in a different category of search terms, search terms in each list of one or more additional search terms being distinct from the search category selector representing the list, at least one of the plurality of search category selectors being inactive;
- and
- sending instructions to the user computing device to simultaneously display the plurality of search category selectors to the user in the user interface, and upon receipt of a selection of one of the plurality of search category selectors, sending instructions to the user computing device to display, to the user in the user interface, one or more additional search terms represented by the one of the one or more search category selectors with the plurality of search category selectors and with images representing the items in the list of items, wherein at least one of the plurality of search category selectors displayed in the user interface is inactive.
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A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- receiving, by a search engine, over a communications network, a search query input by a user into a user interface of a user computing device;
- identifying a plurality of search terms within the search query, each of the plurality of search terms including at least a portion of the search query;
- executing the search query to generate search results including a list of items relevant to the search query;
- sending instructions to the user computing device to provide a graphical indication to the user in the user interface, within the search query, graphically identifying one of the plurality of search terms from among the plurality of search terms;
- receiving, by the search engine, over the communication network, an indication of a selection, by the user, of a search term from among the plurality of search terms;
- sending, over the communications network, one or more alternative search terms from the search engine, the one or more alternative search terms based;
- at least in part, on the search term;
- and
- sending instructions to the user computing device to display, within the user interface, the search query and the one or more alternative search terms, the instructions causing the one or more alternative search terms to be displayed at least partially overlapping one or more images representing the items in the list of items.
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A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- receiving a search query from a user through a user interface of a user computing device by a computer server system over a communications network;
- identifying a plurality of search terms within the search query;
- generating a set of search results based on the search query, the set of search results including a set of items relevant to the search query;
- generating a plurality of search category selectors based, at least in part, on the search query, each of the plurality of search category selectors being categorically representative, at least in part, of one or more properties of an item and representing a list of one or more additional search terms in a different category of search terms, search terms in each list of one or more additional search terms being distinct from the search category selector representing the list;
- and
- sending instructions to the user computing device to simultaneously display the plurality of search category selectors to the user in the user interface, selection of one of the plurality of search category selectors by the user causing the one or more additional search terms represented by the one of the one or more search category selectors to be displayed to the user in the user interface with the plurality of search category selectors and with images separately representing each item in the set of items, the one or more additional search terms being displayed at least partially overlapping one or more of the images representing the items in the list of items.
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A computer system comprising:
- a memory;
- a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute one or more non-transitory programs stored in the memory;
- and
- a network interface coupled to the processor and a communication network, the network interface configured to send and receive data through the communication network;
- the one or more programs including instructions executable by the processor and when executed are configured to:
- receive, over the communications network;
- a search query from a user through a user interface of a user computing device;
- generate a set of search results based on the search query, the set of search results including a set of items relevant to the search query;
- generate a plurality of search category selectors based, at least in part, on the search query, each of the plurality of search category selectors being categorically representative, at least in part, of one or more properties of an item and representing a list of one or more additional search terms in a different category of search terms, search terms in each list of one or more additional search terms being distinct from the search category selector representing the list;
- and
- send instructions to the user computing device to simultaneously display the plurality of search category selectors to the user in the user interface, selection of one of the plurality of search category selectors by the user causing the one or more additional search terms represented by the one of the one or more search category selectors to be displayed to the user in the user interface with the plurality of search category selectors and with images separately representing each item in the set of items, the one or more additional search terms being displayed at least partially overlapping one or more of the images representing the items in the list of items.
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A computer-implemented method of constructing a search query in an electronic commerce environment, the method comprising:
- sending, over a communications network, a search query from a user through a user interface of a user computing device, sending of the search query causing a computer system associated with the electronic commerce environment to:
- identify a plurality of search terms within the search query, each of the plurality of search terms including at least a portion of the search query;
- execute the search query to generate search results including a list of items relevant to the search query;
- and
- generate a plurality of search category selectors based, at least in part, on the search query, each of the plurality of search category selectors being categorically representative, at least in part, of one or more properties of an item and representing a list of one or more additional search terms in a different category of search terms, search terms in each list of one or more additional search terms being distinct from the search category selector representing the list;
- and
- simultaneously displaying the plurality of search category selectors to the user in the user interface, at least one of the plurality of search category selectors displayed in the user interface being inactive, selection of one of the plurality of search category selectors by the user causing the one or more additional search terms represented by the one of the one or more search category selectors to be displayed to the user in the user interface with the plurality of search category selectors and with images representing the items in the list of items.
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A computer-implemented method of constructing a search query in an electronic commerce environment, the method comprising:
- sending;
- over a communications network, a search query from a user through a user interface of a user computing device, sending of the search query causing a computer system associated with the electronic commerce environment to:
- identify a plurality of search terms within the search query, each of the plurality of search terms including at least a portion of the search query;
- execute the search query to generate search results including a list of items relevant to the search query;
- and
- generate a plurality of search category selectors based, at least in part, on the search query, each of the plurality of search category selectors being categorically representative, at least in part, of one or more properties of an item and representing a list of one or more additional search terms in a different category of search terms, search terms in each list of one or more additional search terms being distinct from the search category selector representing the list;
- and
- simultaneously displaying the plurality of search category selectors to the user in the user interface, selection of one of the plurality of search category selectors by the user causing the one or more additional search terms represented by the one of the one or more search category selectors to be displayed to the user in the user interface with the plurality of search category selectors and with images representing the items in the list of items, the one or more additional search terms being displayed at least partially overlapping one or more of the images representing the items in the list of items.
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A computer-implemented method of constructing a search query in an electronic commerce environment, the method comprising:
- sending, over a communications network, a search query from a user through a user interface of a user computing device, sending of the search query causing a computer system associated with the electronic commerce environment to:
- identify a plurality of search terms within the search query, each of the plurality of search terms including at least a portion of the search query;
- and
- execute the search query to generate search results including a list of items relevant to the search query;
- providing a graphical indication to the user in the user interface, within the search query, graphically identifying one of the plurality of search terms from among the plurality of search terms;
- sending, over the communication network, an indication of a selection, by the user, of a search term from among the plurality of search terms, sending of the indication causing the computer system associated with the electronic commerce environment to generate, based at least in part on the search term, one or more alternative search terms that are each different from the search term;
- receiving, over the communication network, the one or more alternative search terms at the user computing device;
- and
- simultaneously displaying the search query and the one or more alternative search terms with images representing the items in the list of items, the one or more alternative search terms being displayed at least partially overlapping one or more of the images representing the items in the list of items.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.