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US 9,317,602 B2Granted
System and method for in-context exploration of search results
AssigneeYahoo! Inc.
InventorRoelof van Zwol
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Abstract
A method of providing in-context exploration of a query results web page, wherein the web page has at least one element and a plurality of query results, receives an indication of interest in the at least one element, and in response to the indication, emphasizes at least one query result relative to the plurality of query results.
Claims18
A method comprising:
- generating a search results webpage for a search query, wherein the search results webpage includes both a plurality of search results for the search query and a plurality of suggested search queries related to the search query;
- detecting an indication of interest in a particular suggested search query from the plurality of suggested search queries;
- and
- in response to detecting the indication of interest in the particular suggested search query from the plurality of suggested search queries:
- determine, from the plurality of search results for the search query, a subset of search results that satisfy both the particular suggested search query and the search query, and
- concurrently with the display of the plurality of search results for the search query, visually emphasizing the subset of search results that satisfy both the particular suggested search query and the search query, wherein visually emphasizing the subset of search results that satisfy both the particular suggested search query and the search query is implemented by one or more of highlighting the subset of search results that satisfy both the particular suggested search query and the search query or de-emphasizing search results from the plurality of search results for the search query other than the subset of search results that satisfy both the particular suggested search query and the search query.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when processed by one or more processors cause:
- generating a search results webpage for a search query, wherein the search results webpage includes both a plurality of search results for the search query and a plurality of suggested search queries related to the search query;
- detecting an indication of interest in a particular suggested search query from the plurality of suggested search queries;
- and
- in response to detecting the indication of interest in the particular suggested search query from the plurality of suggested search queries:
- determine, from the plurality of search results for the search query, a subset of search results that satisfy both the particular suggested search query and the search query, and
- concurrently with the display of the plurality of search results for the search query, visually emphasizing the subset of search results that satisfy both the particular suggested search query and the search query, wherein visually emphasizing the subset of search results that satisfy both the particular suggested search query and the search query is implemented by one or more of highlighting the subset of search results that satisfy both the particular suggested search query and the search query or de-emphasizing search results from the plurality of search results for the search query other than the subset of search results that satisfy both the particular suggested search query and the search query.
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An apparatus comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- a memory storing instructions which, when processed by the one or more processors cause:
- generating a search results webpage for a search query, wherein the search results webpage includes both a plurality of search results for the search query and a plurality of suggested search queries related to the search query;
- detecting an indication of interest in a particular suggested search query from the plurality of suggested search queries;
- and
- in response to detecting the indication of interest in the particular suggested search query from the plurality of suggested search queries:
- determine, from the plurality of search results for the search query, a subset of search results that satisfy both the particular suggested search query and the search query, and
- concurrently with the display of the plurality of search results for the search query, visually emphasizing the subset of search results that satisfy both the particular suggested search query and the search query, wherein visually emphasizing the subset of search results that satisfy both the particular suggested search query and the search query is implemented by one or more of highlighting the subset of search results that satisfy both the particular suggested search query and the search query or de-emphasizing search results from the plurality of search results for the search query other than the subset of search results that satisfy both the particular suggested search query and the search query.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.