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US 8,527,491 B2Granted
Expanded text excerpts
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorsPaul Fontes, Alexis Battle, Corin Anderson
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Abstract
A system provides a list of search results, where one of the search results in the list of search results includes a snippet from a corresponding search result document. The system receives selection of the snippet and provides an expanded snippet based on the selection of the snippet. The expanded snippet includes the snippet and other text from a subset of the search result document.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- providing, by a device, a list of search results obtained based on a search query that includes one or more keywords,
- a particular search result, in the list of search results, including:
- a reference to a search result document, and
- a snippet of text obtained from content of the search result document;
- receiving, by the device, a request associated with detecting a cursor being placed over an area associated with the particular search result;
- providing, by the device and based on the received request, an expanded snippet of text,
- the expanded snippet of text comprising text, from the content of the search result document, that includes:
- at least one of the one or more keywords, and
- additional text, different than the snippet of text, from the content of the search result document,
- the expanded snippet of text comprising less than all of the content of the search result document, and
- the expanded snippet of text being provided for display, within one of an overlay or a frame, with the list of search results;
- and
- providing, by the device, an option for removing the expanded snippet of text,
- the particular search result being presented without the expanded snippet of text based on receiving selection of the option for removing the expanded snippet of text.
11 more elements
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:
- a plurality of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
- provide a list of search results obtained based on a search query that includes one or more keywords,
- a particular search result, in the list of search results, including:
- a reference to a search result document, and
- a snippet of text obtained from content of the search result document;
- receive a request associated with detecting a cursor being placed over an area associated with the particular search result;
- provide, based on the received request, an expanded snippet of text,
- the expanded snippet of text comprising text, from the content of the search result document, that includes:
- at least one of the one or more keywords, and
- additional text, different than the snippet of text, from the content of the search result document,
- the expanded snippet of text comprising less than all of the content of the search result document, and
- the expanded snippet of text being provided for display, within one of an overlay or a frame, with the list of search results;
- and
- provide an option to remove the expanded snippet of text,
- the particular search result being presented without the expanded snippet of text based on receiving selection of the option to remove the expanded snippet of text.
12 more elements
A device comprising:
- a memory to store instructions;
- and
- a processor to execute the instructions to:
- provide a list of search results obtained based on a search query that includes one or more keywords,
- a particular search result, in the list of search results, including:
- a reference to a search result document and
- a snippet of text obtained from content of the search result document;
- receive a request associated with detecting a cursor being placed over an area associated with the particular search result;
- provide, based on the received request, an expanded snippet of text,
- the expanded snippet of text comprising text, from the content of the search result document, that includes:
- at least one of the one or more keywords, and
- additional text, different than the snippet of text, from the content of the search result document,
- the expanded snippet of text comprising less than all of the content of the search result document, and
- the expanded snippet of text being provided for display, within one of an overlay or a frame, with the list of search results;
- and
- provide an option to remove the expanded snippet of text,
- the particular search result being presented without the expanded snippet of text based on receiving selection of the option to remove the expanded snippet of text.
14 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.