US 2015/0317354 A1Published application

Intent based search results associated with a modular search object framework

AssigneeYahoo! Inc.

InventorsScott Ricard Andress, Andrew Poon, Carrie Christina Merry Barkema, Rafael Vasconcellos Coelho, Alicia Korn, Vanessa Ilona Grass, Guilherme de Barros Chapiewski, Ivan Young Lee, Michael Eric Plasmeier

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Abstract

A modular search object framework provides modular search results including entity search results reflecting the intent of a searcher. Also, an interface (such as a graphical user interface provided by the framework), aids in organizing results (such as links, titles, and description) according to the intent of the user as manifest in the search query and interactions with the interface. Circuitry of the framework also predicts user intent from historical information corresponding to the searcher (or to a group with which the searcher is associated).

Claims20

Dependent claims

A system stored in a non-transitory medium executable by processor circuitry, comprising:

network communications circuitry, configured to:
receive a search query from a client device, over a network;
and
communicate an entity search result to the client device over the network;
and
search engine circuitry communicatively coupled to the network communications circuitry, the search engine circuitry configured to:
execute the search query on an entity search database;
identify an entity indicator in the search query, according to the execution of the search query on the entity search database;
identify the entity search result, according to the entity indicator;
identify an additional query part besides the entity indicator in the search query, according to the execution of the search query on the entity search database;
execute the additional query part on the entity search database, a non-entity search database, or both, with respect to the entity search result;
identify one or more additional search results, according to the execution of the additional query part;
and
emphasize the one or more additional search results in the entity search result.

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