SEARCH QUERY TRANSFORMATION USING DIRECT MANIPULATION
First Claim
1. A search query transformation system for transforming and revising an initial search query having search terms, comprising:
- a search query re-weighting user interface component that allows a searcher to adjust a weight of query operators in the initial search query to obtain search query re-weighting revisions;
a search query term replacement user interface component that allows the searcher to replace individual terms or individual phrases in the initial search query to obtain search query term replacement revisions; and
a revised search query that is a combination of the search query re-weighting revisions and the search query term replacement revisions.
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Abstract
A search query transformation system and method for transforming and refining a search query are described. Embodiments of the system and method use various graphical components and controls. Direct manipulation ensures that the searcher is driving the changes in the search queries using a pointing device. Embodiments of the search query transformation system and method include a search query re-weighting user interface (UI) component for graphically adjusting and re-weighting weights of search terms, and a search query term replacement UI component for graphically replacing a search term in a query or add a synonym to the query. Embodiments of the system and method also include a search query suggestion component, which provides query revision recommendations to a searcher that are tailored to the direct manipulation query refinement interface.
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20 Claims
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1. A search query transformation system for transforming and revising an initial search query having search terms, comprising:
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a search query re-weighting user interface component that allows a searcher to adjust a weight of query operators in the initial search query to obtain search query re-weighting revisions; a search query term replacement user interface component that allows the searcher to replace individual terms or individual phrases in the initial search query to obtain search query term replacement revisions; and a revised search query that is a combination of the search query re-weighting revisions and the search query term replacement revisions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A graphical user interface for transforming search terms contained in an initial search query, comprising:
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a search transformation box containing at least some of the search terms; sliders in the search transformation box that allow a searcher to adjusts search weights of the search terms in the search transformation box; and a search term exclusion box adjacent the search transformation box has an effect of using the minus (“
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17. A graphical user interface for replacing terms and phrase in an initial search query, comprising:
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a search text box containing the initial search query; a search term in the search text box that a searcher can click on when the searcher desires alternate search terms; a synonym tree containing a list of suggested synonyms that appears when the searcher clicks on the search term; and a synonym in the list of suggested synonyms that replaces the search term with the synonym when the searcher clicks on the synonym to generate a revised search query. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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