System and method of presenting search results

• US 20080244429A1
• Filed: 03/30/2007
• Published: 10/02/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Innography (Clarivate Plc)
• Original Assignee: Innography (Clarivate Plc)
• Inventors: Stading, Tyron Jerrod
• Granted Patent: US 8,176,440 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/764
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/26 Visual data mining; Browsing structured data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/34 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9038 Presentation of query results

Abstract

In a particular embodiment, a system to present search results is disclosed that includes a search system to retrieve search results from multiple data sources and to extract data from the search results. The system also includes a visualization system to generate a graphical user interface (GUI) including a visualization of data related to the search results and including multiple control options. The multiple control options include a first option and a second option related to the extracted data, where the first option is accessible to alter the visualization.

Claims

1. A system to present search results, the system comprising:

a search system to retrieve search results from multiple data sources and to extract data from the search results;

a visualization system to generate a graphical user interface (GUI) including a visualization of data related to the search results and including multiple control options, the multiple control options comprising a first option and a second option related to the extracted data, wherein the first option is accessible to alter the visualization.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the second option is accessible to switch to a second visualization of the data.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the search system retrieves ancillary data from a data source based on the extracted data, wherein the second option is accessible to switch to a second visualization that includes ancillary data, and wherein the ancillary data is not included within the search results.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the multiple control options comprise a negation option related to the extracted data, the negation option is accessible to remove search results associated with the extracted data.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the search system performs a second search based on the extracted data to retrieve ancillary information, wherein the multiple control options further comprise a third option related to the ancillary data.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the multiple control options further comprise a snapshot storage option to store a snapshot related to search logic of a particular search.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising a context switching option to change between views of the search results.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the multiple control options comprise a control option to adjust a view of data related to the search results.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the control option is accessible to adjust a color of selected graphic elements within the view.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the control option is accessible to adjust a shading of selected graphic elements within the view.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the search system generates a secondary query based on the extracted data to retrieve ancillary information, wherein the multiple control options comprise a slider bar related to a range of values from the ancillary information.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein each search result is associated with a document, and wherein the slider bar is accessible to filter the search results based on revenues of companies that the documents associated with the search results.

13. A method of presenting search results, the method comprising:

receiving search results from multiple data sources;

extracting data from the search results; and

dynamically generating a graphical user interface including a visualization of data related to the search results and including multiple control elements related to the extracted data, wherein the multiple control elements comprise a first control element to alter the visualization.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising providing the graphical user interface to a destination device, wherein the graphical user interface includes the visualization and the multiple control elements.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the multiple control elements further comprise a selectable negation option related to selected results of the search results, the selectable negation option accessible to remove the selected results from the search results.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the multiple control elements further comprise a selectable snapshot option accessible to store search logic associated with a search.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the multiple control elements further comprise a selectable sharing option accessible to share search results with another user.

18. A method of presenting search results, the method comprising:

receiving search results; and

generating a graphical user interface (GUI) including one or more visualizations of data related to the search results and including multiple selectable options, the multiple selectable options including a first selectable option to select between the one or more visualizations and a second selectable option to adjust the data.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the multiple selectable options comprise a selectable precision/recall option to adjust a number of search results and a relative precision of each search result of the number.

20. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

extracting data from the search results; and

retrieving ancillary data from at least one data source based on the extracted data, the ancillary data not included within the search results;

wherein the multiple selectable options comprise a visualization selection option accessible to switch to a second visualization that includes the ancillary data.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein the multiple selectable options include a recommendation option to recommend one of a data source, a user, a company, and an industry based on a context of the search results.

22. The method of claim 18, wherein the multiple selectable options comprise selectable graphical elements related to data derived from the search results.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein at least one of the selectable graphical elements is accessible to change a view of the multiple selectable options from a text view to a chart view.

24. The method of claim 18, wherein the multiple selectable options further comprise selectable ratings indicators accessible by a user to provide explicit feedback related to particular search results.

25. The method of claim 18, wherein the multiple selectable options further comprise an analytics option accessible to initiate training of a learner system based on explicit user feedback.

26. The method of claim 18, wherein the multiple selectable options further comprise a selectable input to associate user data with a particular search result.