Support for reverse and stemmed hit-highlighting

A computer system for generating suggested query list with highlighted text utilizing at least one query search term, the system comprising:

• a query receiving module configured to receive the at least one query search term;
• a query suggestion list generating module configured to generate the suggested query list, wherein the suggested query list being associated with the at least one query search term, the suggested query list having at least one suggested search term;
• a root form extracting module that utilizes a stemming algorithm to perform the following operations:
• (a) stemming the at least one query search term to a root form thereof, wherein the root form is a character-string derived from conceptually related terms;
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• (b) stemming the at least one suggested search term to a root form thereof a query matching module configured to determine if the root form of the at least one query search term and the root form of the at least one suggested search term are a match;
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• a highlighting module configured to highlight in a display the at least one suggested search term that is not a match, wherein highlighting comprises visually distinguishing the at least one unmatched suggested search term to indicate significance of the at least one unmatched suggested search term and to direct a user's attention thereto.

A computerized method for highlighting at least one suggested search term associated with at least one query search term, the method comprising:

• receiving the at least one query search term at a query receiving area;
• populating a suggested query list from a data structure with the at least one suggested search term, wherein the at least one suggested search term is relevant to the at least one query search term;
• stemming the at least one query search term to a root form thereof, wherein the root form is a character-string derived from conceptually related terms;
• stemming the at least one suggested search term to a root form thereof,
• determining if the root form of at least one query search term and the root form of at least one suggested search term are a match;
• highlighting the at least one suggested search term that is not a match, wherein highlighted the at least one unmatched suggested search term visually distinguishes the at least one unmatched query search term from other terms within the suggested query list and prompts a user to select the highlighted at least one suggested search term;
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• upon receiving and indication of a user-selection of the highlighted at least one suggested search term, automatically inputting into the query-receiving area the at least one unmatched suggested search term, wherein a search performed on the at least one query search term, in conjunction with the inputted at least one unmatched suggested search term, further refines the suggested query list.