US 2014/0280056 A1 · SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING SEARCH RESULTS IN A HIERARCHICAL GRAPHICAL FORMAT

Abstract

Exemplary embodiments of a system and method for providing search results using an interactive graphical user interface may be described. A system may be configured to receive a search query, transmit the query to a search interface, receive a data set of search results and related search categories, and cause a visual representation of the search results and related search categories to be displayed on a connected device. A search system may further be configured to perform multiple, related searches and determine and recommend related, narrower searches to a user. Search results and recommended, related searches may be delivered to a user's device such that a user can, using an input device, interact with the search results and recommended searches.

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Dependent claims

A method of providing search results using an interactive graphical user interface, comprising:

receiving a first search query;
transmitting the first search query to a search interface;
receiving a data set of search results having at least one data entry;
determining at least one search category related to the search query;
causing to be displayed on a connected device a first data visualization containing the contents of the received data set of search results;
causing to be displayed at least one visual representation of the at least one search category related to the search query
determining one or more second search queries related to the first search query,
transmitting at least one related search query to a search interface
receiving a data set of search results for each of the at least one related search queries;
and
causing to be displayed on a connected device, adjacent to the first data visualization, at least a second visually distinguishable data visualization containing the contents of the data set of search results generated by the at least one related search query.

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A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a set of computer readable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, causes a device to perform a process comprising:

receiving a search query;
transmitting the search query to a search interface;
receiving a data set of search results having at least one data entry;
causing to be displayed on a connected device a first visualization containing the contents of the received data set of search results;
causing to be displayed on a connected device at least one visual representation of search categories related to the search query;
transmitting at least one related search query to a search interface;
receiving a data set of search results for each of the at least one related search queries;
and
causing to be displayed on a connected device, adjacent to the first data visualization, at least a second data visualization containing the contents of the data set of search results generated by each of the at least one related search queries.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System, method, and computer product for providing search results in a hierarchical graphical format

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System, method, and computer product for providing search results in a hierarchical graphical format

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