Search result refinement

• US 10,445,386 B2
• Filed: 08/31/2016
• Issued: 10/15/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Daya, Rahim, Yu, Zian, Zhou, Shan, Saints, Jordan Anthony, Jordt, Timothy Patrick, Walloch, Gregory Alan, Piepmeyer, Zachary Tyler
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Debbie M
• Application Number:
  US15/253,667
• Publication Number:
  US 20170109445A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,140 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/252 between a Database Management System and a front-end application
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9024 Graphs; Linked lists G06F16/9027 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation

Abstract

System and techniques for search result refinement are described herein. Search results and a search context may be obtained. A context dependent facet set may be added to a search result in the search results. A user interface of the context dependent facet set may be presented in conjunction with displaying the search results. A selection of a facet in the context dependent facet set may be received from a user. The search results being displayed may be filtered such that search results that meet a measurement of the facet are included in the displayed search results and the remaining search results are excluded from the display.

Claims

1. A system for search result refinement, the system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;

obtain search results for a search;

obtain a search context for the search, the search context including information identifying a person performing the search or information identifying an organization on behalf of which the search is being performed;

add a context dependent facet set to a search result in the search results, wherein the facet in the context dependent facet set is an affiliation between a result in the search results and a person performing the search or the organization on behalf of which the search is being performed;

present a user interface of the context dependent facet set in conjunction with displaying the search results;

receive a selection of a facet in the context dependent facet set from a user; and

filter the search results being displayed, the filtering including search results that meet a measurement of the facet and excluding the remaining search results.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the user interface of the context dependent facet set includes, for each facet in the context dependent facet set, a label for the facet and a count of the search results to which the facet applied.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the user interface displays members of the context dependent facet set in a linear element.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the members of the context dependent facet set are displayed in an order initially established by a value of each facet.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein a search result in the search results identifies a person, and wherein the affiliation is a record of activity indicating the person previously applied for a job at the organization on behalf of which the search has been performed.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein a search result in the search results identifies a person, and wherein the affiliation is a record of activity indicating the person is a follower of the organization on behalf of which the search has been performed.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein a search result in the search results identifies a person, and wherein the affiliation is a record of activity indicating the person has previously searched for the organization on behalf of which the search has been performed.

8. A method for search result refinement, the method comprising:

obtaining search results for a search;

obtaining a search context for the search, the search context including information identifying a person performing the search or information identifying an organization on behalf of which the search is being performed;

adding a context dependent facet set to a search result in the search results, wherein the facet in the context dependent facet set is an affiliation between a result in the search results and the person performing the search or the organization on behalf of which the search is being performed;

presenting a user interface of the context dependent facet set in conjunction with displaying the search results;

receiving a selection of a facet in the context dependent facet set from a user; and

filtering the search results being displayed, the filtering including search results that meet a measurement of the facet and excluding the remaining search results.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the user interface of the context dependent facet set includes, for each facet in the context dependent facet set, a label for the facet and a count of the search results to which the facet applied.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the user interface displays members of the context dependent facet set in a linear element.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the members of the context dependent facet set are displayed in an order initially established by a value of each facet.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein a search result in the search results identifies a person, and wherein the affiliation is a record of activity indicating the person previously applied for a job at the organization on behalf of which the search has been performed.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein a search result in the search results identifies a person, and wherein the affiliation is a record of activity indicating the person is a follower of the organization on behalf of which the search has been performed.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein a search result in the search results identifies a person, and wherein the affiliation is a record of activity indicating the person has previously searched for the organization on behalf of which the search has been performed.

15. A machine readable medium including instructions that, when executed by the machine, cause the machine to:

obtain search results for a search;

obtain a search context for the search, the search context including information identifying a person performing the search or information identifying an organization on behalf of which the search is being performed;

add a context dependent facet set to a search result in the search results, wherein the facet in the context dependent facet set is an affiliation between a result in the search results and the person performing the search or the organization on behalf of which the search is being performed;

present a user interface of the context dependent facet set in conjunction with displaying the search results;

receive a selection of a facet in the context dependent facet set from a user; and

filter the search results being displayed, the filtering including search results that meet a measurement of the facet and excluding the remaining search results.

16. The machine readable medium of claim 15, wherein the user interface of the context dependent facet set includes, for each facet in the context dependent facet set, a label for the facet and a count of the search results to which the facet applied.

17. The machine readable medium of claim 16, wherein the user interface displays members of the context dependent facet set in a linear element.

18. The machine readable medium of claim 17, wherein the members of the context dependent facet set are displayed in an order initially established by a value of each facet.

19. The machine readable medium of claim 15, wherein a search result in the search results identifies a person, and wherein the affiliation is a record of activity indicating the person previously applied for a job at the organization on behalf of which the search has been performed.

20. The machine readable medium of claim 15, wherein a search result in the search results identifies a person, and wherein the affiliation is a record of activity indicating the person is a follower of the organization on behalf of which the search has been performed.

21. The machine readable medium of claim 15, wherein a search result in the search results identifies a person, and wherein the affiliation is a record of activity indicating the person has previously searched for the organization on behalf of which the search has been performed.