Method and System for Autocompletion Using Ranked Results
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for processing query information, comprising:
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receiving a partial search query from a client system;
the receiving including receiving the partial search query from the client system prior to receiving from the client system a search request on a complete search query that includes the partial search query;
obtaining a set of historical complete search queries previously submitted by a community of users, the set of historical complete search queries corresponding to the partial search query and ordered in accordance with a ranking criteria; and
conveying the set of ordered complete search queries to the client system.
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Abstract
A set of ordered predicted completion strings are presented to a user as the user enters text in a text entry box (e.g., a browser or a toolbar). The predicted completion strings can be in the form of URLs or query strings. The ordering may be based on any number of factors (e.g., a query'"'"'s frequency of submission from a community of users). URLs can be ranked based on an importance value of the URL. Privacy is taken into account in a number of ways, such as using a previously submitted query only when more than a certain number of unique requesters have made the query. The sets of ordered predicted completion strings is obtained by matching a fingerprint value of the user'"'"'s entry string to a fingerprint to table map which contains the set of ordered predicted completion strings.
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27 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for processing query information, comprising:
at a server system; receiving a partial search query from a client system;
the receiving including receiving the partial search query from the client system prior to receiving from the client system a search request on a complete search query that includes the partial search query;obtaining a set of historical complete search queries previously submitted by a community of users, the set of historical complete search queries corresponding to the partial search query and ordered in accordance with a ranking criteria; and conveying the set of ordered complete search queries to the client system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs for execution by one or more processors in a server system, the one or more programs including instructions that, when executed, cause the server system:
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to receive a partial search query from a client system;
wherein the partial search query is received prior to receiving from the client system a search request on a complete search query that includes the partial search query;to obtain a set of historical complete search queries previously submitted by a community of users, the set of historical complete search queries corresponding to the partial search query and ordered in accordance with a ranking criteria; and to convey the set of ordered complete search queries to the client system. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A server system for processing query information, comprising:
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one or more processors for executing programs; and memory to store data and to store programs to be executed by the one or more processors, the memory storing; a set of historical complete queries previously submitted by a community of users; instructions to receive, during operation of the server system, a partial search query from a client system prior to receiving from the client system a search request on a complete search query that includes the partial search query; instructions to obtain a set of historical complete search queries previously submitted by a community of users, the set of historical complete search queries corresponding to the partial search query and ordered in accordance with a ranking criteria; and instructions to convey the set of ordered complete search queries to the client system. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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