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Method and system to facilitate a search of an information resource

  • US 10,095,806 B2
  • Filed: 02/09/2015
  • Issued: 10/09/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system comprising:

  • a networked-based publication system including one or more processors, the one or more processors configured to;

    determine a set of search results corresponding to a search query, the set of search results corresponding to a set of listings stored in records of a database of a network-based publication system, the search query received at the network-based publication system from a client device of a user;

    identify an attribute corresponding to the set of listings based on an identification that the attribute is shared by two or more of the set of listings;

    analyze a range of possible values corresponding to the attribute to automatically identify sets of sub-ranges of values within the possible values that facilitate filtering of the set of search results by the user, the sub-ranges of values being identified based on the sub-ranges of values corresponding to a distribution of the set of search results having multiple peaks not forming a flat distribution; and

    communicate the identified sets of ranges for presentation in a user interface for selection by the user on a client device to filter the set of search results, the user interface including the identified sets of ranges of values as attribute value selectors that are usable for the filtering of the set of search results by the user, the attribute value selectors included in a graphical representation that is presented in the user interface.

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