ENHANCED QUERY SUGGESTIONS IN AUTOSUGGEST WITH CORRESPONDING RELEVANT DATA

• US 20130046777A1
• Filed: 08/15/2011
• Published: 02/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: GOVANI, TABREEZ, SATYANARAYANA, ASHWIN, MOHIUDDIN, ASAD, FERNANDES, GLEN JOSEPH, MEHANNA, HUSSEIN MOHAMED, LIU, XIN
• Granted Patent: US 8,990,242 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/767
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3322 using system suggestions G06F16/3325 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3325 Reformulation based on results of preceding query

Abstract

Methods and computer-storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that facilitate determining enhanced query suggestions are provided. A plurality of query suggestions responsive to a user query are received. Items of data corresponding to the query suggestions are received. Based on the received query suggestions and the received items of data, enhanced query suggestions are determined. In embodiments, an enhanced query suggestion includes one or more items of data related to a respective query suggestion. A user may select at least a portion of an enhanced query suggestion. In embodiments, selection of a portion of an enhanced query suggestion provides additional information.

Claims

1. One or more computer-readable media storing computer-useable instructions that, when used by one or more computing devices, causes the one or more computing devices to perform a method of determining enhanced query suggestions, the method comprising:

receiving at least a portion of a user query;

receiving one or more query suggestions responsive to the at least a portion of a user query;

receiving one or more items of data that correspond to at least one of the one or more query suggestions;

determining one or more enhanced query suggestions responsive to the at least a portion of a user query, the one or more enhanced query suggestions comprising at least one of the one or more query suggestions and at least one of the corresponding one or more items of data.

2. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein the at least a portion of a user query comprises at least a portion of at least one term.

3. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein the received one or more query suggestions were determined using a grammatical expansion of the at least a portion of a user query, wherein the grammatical expansion comprises a predetermined pattern for suggesting additional terms that complete the at least a portion of a user query.

4. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein receiving the one or more items of data comprises receiving the one or more items of data from an Answer Service.

5. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein determining one or more enhanced query suggestions responsive to the at least a portion of a user query comprises associating at least one of the one or more items of data with at least one of the one or more query suggestions.

6. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 5, wherein associating at least one of the one or more items of data with at least one of the one or more query suggestions comprises:

determining a category of data associated with the at least a portion of a user query; and

determining at least one relevant item of data from the one or more items of data, wherein the at least one relevant item of data is based on the determined category.

7. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of one or more of the one or more enhanced query suggestions is selectable.

8. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 7, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a user selection of one of the selectable enhanced query suggestions; and

determining a plurality of query results that satisfy the user selection.

9. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 7, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a user selection of one of the selectable enhanced query suggestions; and

determining additional information regarding the selected enhanced query suggestion.

10. A method performed by one or more server devices for determining enhanced query suggestion in response to receiving at least a portion of a user query, the method comprising:

receiving at least a portion of a user query;

determining one or more query suggestions responsive to the at least a portion of a user query;

receiving one or more items of data that correspond to at least one of the one or more query suggestions;

determining one or more enhanced query suggestions responsive to the at least a portion of a user query, the one or more enhanced query suggestions comprising at least one of the one or more query suggestions and at least one of the corresponding one or more items of data.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein determining one or more query suggestions comprises generating a grammatical expansion of the at least a portion of a user query.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein generating a grammatical expansion comprises:

identifying a predetermined pattern for suggesting additional terms that complete the at least a portion of a user query; and

determining one or more additional terms that satisfy the predetermined pattern.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein receiving the one or more items of data comprises receiving the one or more items of data from an Answer Service.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein determining one or more enhanced query suggestions comprises associating at least one of the one or more items of data with at least one of the one or more query suggestions.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein associating at least one of the one or more items of data with at least one of the one or more query suggestions comprises:

determining a category of data associated with the at least a portion of a user query; and

determining at least one relevant item of data from the one or more items of data, wherein the at least one relevant item of data satisfies the determined category.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein at least a portion of one or more of the one or more enhanced query suggestions is selectable.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a user selection of one of the selectable enhanced query suggestions; and

determining a plurality of query results that satisfy the user selection.

18. One or more computer-readable media storing computer-useable instructions that, when used by one or more computing devices, causes the one or more computing devices to perform a method of determining enhanced query suggestions, the method comprising

receiving at least a portion of a user query, wherein the at least a portion of a user query comprises at least a portion of at least one term;

receiving a plurality of query suggestions responsive to the at least a portion of a user query, wherein the plurality of query suggestions comprises additional terms in association with the at least a portion of at least one term, and further wherein at least one of the plurality of query suggestions are determined using a grammatical expansion of the at least a portion of a user query, wherein generating the grammatical expansion comprises;

(1) identifying a predetermined pattern for suggesting additional terms that complete the at least a portion of a user query; and

(2) determining one or more additional terms that satisfy the predetermined pattern;

receiving one or more items of data that correspond to at least one of the plurality of query suggestions, wherein the one or more items of data are received from an Answer Service;

determining a plurality of enhanced query suggestions responsive to the at least a portion of a user query, the plurality of enhanced query suggestions comprising at least one of the plurality of query suggestions and at least one of the corresponding one or more items of data, wherein determining a plurality of enhanced query suggestions comprises;

(1) determining a category of data associated with the at least a portion of a user query; and

(2) determining at least one relevant item of data from the one or more items of data, wherein the at least one relevant item of data satisfies the determined category.

19. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 18, wherein at least a portion of one or more of the one or more enhanced query suggestions is selectable.

20. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 19, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a user selection of one of the selectable enhanced query suggestions; and

determining a plurality of query results that satisfy the user selection.