SEARCH SUGGESTION CLUSTERING AND PRESENTATION
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- obtaining a segment of text via a search query section of a user interface, the segment of text being a portion of a search query;
obtaining a set of suggestions, each suggestion in the set of suggestions being a suggested search query relating to the segment of text;
generating two or more groups of suggestions, each of the two or more groups of suggestions including a different subset of the set of suggestions; and
providing the two or more groups of suggestions such that each of the two or more groups of suggestions is displayed in a separate section of a search assistance segment of the user interface.
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods and apparatus for clustering and presenting search suggestions. A segment of text is obtained via a search query section of a user interface, the segment of text being a portion of a search query. A set of suggestions is obtained, each suggestion in the set of suggestions being a suggested search query relating to the segment of text. Two or more groups of suggestions are generated, each of the two or more groups of suggestions including a different subset of the set of suggestions. The two or more groups of suggestions are provided such that each of the two or more groups of suggestions is displayed in a separate partition of a search assistance segment of the user interface.
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25 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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obtaining a segment of text via a search query section of a user interface, the segment of text being a portion of a search query; obtaining a set of suggestions, each suggestion in the set of suggestions being a suggested search query relating to the segment of text; generating two or more groups of suggestions, each of the two or more groups of suggestions including a different subset of the set of suggestions; and providing the two or more groups of suggestions such that each of the two or more groups of suggestions is displayed in a separate section of a search assistance segment of the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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obtaining a segment of text via a search query section of a user interface, the segment of text being a portion of a search query; obtaining a set of suggestions, each suggestion in the set of suggestions being a suggested search query relating to the segment of text; determining from the set of suggestions that the search query is an ambiguous query; generating two or more groups of suggestions, each of the two or more groups of suggestions including a different subset of the set of suggestions; and providing the two or more groups of suggestions such that each of the two or more groups of suggestions is displayed in a separate partition of a search assistance segment of the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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obtaining a segment of text via a search query box of a user interface, the segment of text being a portion of a search query; obtaining a set of suggestions, each suggestion in the set of suggestions being a suggested search query including the segment of text; generating two or more groups of suggestions, each of the two or more groups of suggestions including a different subset of the set of suggestions; providing the two or more groups of suggestions such that each of the two or more groups of suggestions is displayed in a separate segment of a search assistance segment of the user interface; and providing a label or image in association with each of the two or more groups of suggestions such that the label or image is displayed in the user interface in close proximity to the corresponding one of the two or more groups of suggestions. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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Specification