US 2014/0195521 A1 · TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR SEARCH QUERY REFINEMENT

Abstract

Computer-implemented methods and a computing system are provided for presenting a new user interface paradigm which allows users to explore facets related to a search query term while maintaining the original state of the search query term or staying within the confines of the user defined topic. The methods and system present facets or categories of relevant topics of a user generated search query term. The user may then explore these facets in a number of embodiments while maintaining the state of the search.

Claims20

Dependent claims

One or more memory devices having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, perform a method for providing a user interface, the method comprising:

receiving a search query;
displaying a first set of search results and a set of facets for the search query;
receiving a selected facet from the set of facets;
concurrently displaying:
(1) a second set of search results based on the search query and the selected facet;
and
(2) displaying the set of facets.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

14/202,973Filed 10 Mar 2014

Priority

4 Sep 2009

Published

10 Jul 2014

Term ends

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Classification6 codes

G06F 16/248
Querying: presentation of query results
G06F 16/3322
Query formulation: using system suggestions
G06F 16/338
Querying: presentation of query results
G06F 16/951
Retrieval from the web: indexing; Web crawling techniques

Table of contents for search query refinement

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Table of contents for search query refinement

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Abstract

Claims20