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US 8,527,489 B1Granted
Suggesting a search engine to search for resources
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorYoulin Li
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Abstract
Methods, computer-readable media, and systems for suggesting a search engine to search for resources. Multiple search results determined by a first search engine as satisfying multiple first search queries are received and displayed in a user interface. That the search results received from the first engine do not satisfy an informational need of a user that input the search queries is determined. In response, a suggestion to provide a similar search query to a second search engine is displayed in the user interface.
Claims30
A method implemented by data processing apparatus, the method comprising:
- determining, at a user device, that one or more first search queries received in a user interface during a search session are provided to a first search engine;
- determining, at the user device, that for each of the one or more first search queries, a plurality of respective search results determined by the first search engine as satisfying the respective first search queries are displayed in the user interface;
- determining, at the user device, that the respective search results determined by the first search engine as satisfying the respective first search queries do not satisfy an informational need of a user that input the one or more first search queries at the user device;
- and
- in response to determining that the respective search results determined by the first search engine do not satisfy an informational need:
- displaying, in the user interface, a second search query and a third search query that is based on the first search queries, wherein the third search query is different from the second search query;
- and
- displaying, in the user interface, a message informing the user of an ability to submit either the second search query or the third search query to a second search engine.
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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer program instructions executable by data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:
- determining, at a user device, that one or more first search queries received in a user interface during a search session are provided to a first search engine;
- determining, at the user device, that for each of the one or more first search queries, a plurality of respective search results determined by the first search engine as satisfying the respective first search queries are displayed in the user interface;
- determining, by a computer at the user device, that the respective search results determined by the first search engine as satisfying the respective first search queries do not satisfy an informational need of a user that input the one or more first search queries at the user device;
- and
- in response to determining that the respective search results determined by the first search engine do not satisfy an informational need:
- displaying, in the user interface, a second search query and a third search query that is based on the first search queries, wherein the third search query is different from the second search query;
- and
- displaying, in the user interface, a message informing the user of an ability to submit either the second search query or the third search query to a second search engine.
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A system comprising:
- data processing apparatus;
- and
- a computer-readable storage medium storing computer program instructions executable by the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:
- determining, at a user device, that one or more first search queries received in a user interface during a search session are provided to a first search engine;
- determining, at the user device, that for each of the one or more first search queries, a plurality of respective search results determined by the first search engine as satisfying the respective first search queries are displayed in the user interface;
- determining, at the user device, that the respective search results determined by the first search engine as satisfying the respective first search queries do not satisfy an informational need of a user that input the one or more first search queries at the user device;
- and
- in response to determining that the respective search results determined by the first search engine do not satisfy an informational need:
- displaying, in the user interface, a second search query and a third search query that is based on the first search queries, wherein the third search query is different from the second search query;
- and
- displaying, in the user interface, a message informing the user of an ability to submit either the second search query or the third search query to a second search engine.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.