Variable length snippet generation
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1. A method of producing search results, comprising:
- receiving a search query;
obtaining search results for the search request; and
generating a snippet for at least one of the search results, wherein a length of the snippet is based on a set of predetermined conditions distinct from a size of the at least one of the search results.
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Abstract
A method and system are disclosed that provide a variable length snippet when returning snippets in response to a search request. Under conditions where the search query matches a document with a high degree of certainty, a shorter snippet is provided than when the document does not match the search query with a high level certainty. A variable snippet length is also based on an estimate of how likely a user will recognize the document. For example, shorter snippets are provided is a user has recently viewed a document, but longer snippets are provided if a user has not recently viewed the document.
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1. A method of producing search results, comprising:
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receiving a search query;
obtaining search results for the search request; and
generating a snippet for at least one of the search results, wherein a length of the snippet is based on a set of predetermined conditions distinct from a size of the at least one of the search results. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of producing search results, comprising:
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receiving a search query;
obtaining search results for the search request;
generating a snippet for at least one of the search results, wherein a length of the snippet is based on a parameter of the at least one of the search results distinct from a size of the at least one of the search results.
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18. A method of producing search results, comprising:
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receiving a search query;
obtaining search results for the search request; and
generating a snippet for at least one of the search results, wherein a length of the snippet is based a likelihood that a user is familiar with the at least one of the search results.
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19. A method of displaying snippets to a user, comprising:
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receiving a first snippet of first length of a first document, the snippet less than a whole of the first document;
receiving a second snippet of a second length for a second document, the second length greater than the first length;
displaying less than all of the first snippet; and
displaying all of the second snippet. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A system for generating snippets, comprising:
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a search query receiver that requests a search result based on a search query;
a search results receiver that receives the search result; and
a snippet generator that generates a snippet for at least one document in the search result, a length of the snippet based on conditions distinct from a size of the at least one document. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for generating snippets, comprising:
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means for receiving a search result based on a search query;
means for generating a snippet for at least one document in the search result, a length of the snippet based on conditions distinct from a size of the at least one document.
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28. A computer program product, for use in conjunction with a computer system, for processing a search query, the computer program product comprising:
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instructions for receiving a search query;
instruction for obtaining search results for the search request; and
instructions for generating a snippet for at least one of the search results, wherein a length of the snippet is based on a set of predetermined conditions distinct from a size of the at least one of the search results. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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