Insights service for search engine utilization
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorsMichael Tholfsen, Paul Ronald Ray, Elad Graiver, Yonatan Turkin, Jonathan Thomas Grudin, Sadiq Dhafir Alkhalili
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Abstract
A method of operating a search service includes observing, on a per-user basis with respect to each user in a group of users, usage of features of a search engine over a period of in association with search queries submitted to the search engine. The method continues with identifying, on a per-user basis with respect to each of the group of users, one or more insights into the usage of the features over the period of time. The service may then enable display of the one or more insights in a user interface.
Claims20
A method of operating a search service, the method comprising:
- enabling display of a search tool in one or more user interfaces associated with a group of users, wherein the search tool includes features for use in association with search queries submitted to a search engine via the search tool;
- observing, on a per-user basis with respect to each user in a group of users, usage of the features in association with the search queries submitted to the search engine over a period of time;
- and
- identifying, on a per-user basis with respect to each user in the group of users, one or more insights into the usage of the features over the period of time, wherein the one or more insights are indicative of a proficiency with using features when constructing the search queries.
A computing apparatus comprising:
- one or more computer readable storage media;
- one or more processors operatively coupled with the one or more computer readable storage media;
- and
- an application comprising program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media that, when executed by the one or more processors, direct the computing apparatus to at least:
- enable display of a search tool in one or more user interfaces associated with a group of users, wherein the search tool includes features for use in association with search queries submitted to a search engine via the search tool;
- observe, on a per-user basis with respect to each user in a group of users, usage of the features in association with the search queries submitted to the search engine over a period of time;
- and
- identify, on a per-user basis with respect to each user in the group of users, one or more insights into the usage of the features over the period of time, wherein the one or more insights are indicative of a proficiency with using features when constructing the search queries.
One or more computer readable storage media having program instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, direct a computing apparatus to at least:
- enable display of a search tool in one or more user interfaces associated with a group of users, wherein the search tool includes features for use in association with search queries submitted to a search engine via the search tool;
- observe, on a per-user basis with respect to each user in a group of users, usage of the features in association with the search queries submitted to the search engine over a period of time;
- and
- identify, on a per-user basis with respect to each user in the group of users, one or more insights into the usage of the features over the period of time, wherein the one or more insights are indicative of a proficiency with using features when constructing the search queries.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.