FAULT-TOLERANT SEARCH
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- classifying each of one or more terms, of a first text string, as a bad term, wherein a term is classified as a bad term if a search that was performed using the term yielded no search results,adding the one or more terms to a first list that is empty before the one or more terms are classified as bad terms;
performing a first search based on the first text string;
based on the first search, identifying one or more search results;
after identifying the one or more search results, causing the one or more search results to be displayed;
while the one or more search results are displayed, receiving first input that changes the first text string to a second text string;
determining whether a term in the second text string begins with a term in the first list;
in response to determining that a particular term in the second text string begins with a term in the first list, removing the particular term from the second text string.
6 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
In an embodiment, a method comprises performing a first search based on a first text string; based on the first search, identifying one or more search results; after identifying the one or more search results, causing the one or more search results to be displayed; while the one or more search results are displayed: receiving input that changes the first text string to a modified text string; in response to receiving the input: performing a second search based, at least in part, on a portion of the modified text string, and determining that no search results are identified based on the second search; after determining that no search results are identified based on the second search, continuing to display the one or more search results; wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.
-
Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A method comprising:
-
classifying each of one or more terms, of a first text string, as a bad term, wherein a term is classified as a bad term if a search that was performed using the term yielded no search results, adding the one or more terms to a first list that is empty before the one or more terms are classified as bad terms; performing a first search based on the first text string; based on the first search, identifying one or more search results; after identifying the one or more search results, causing the one or more search results to be displayed; while the one or more search results are displayed, receiving first input that changes the first text string to a second text string; determining whether a term in the second text string begins with a term in the first list; in response to determining that a particular term in the second text string begins with a term in the first list, removing the particular term from the second text string. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
-
-
16. One or more non-transitory storage media storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause:
-
classifying each of one or more terms, of a first text string, as a bad term, wherein a term is classified as a bad term if a search that was performed using the term yielded no search results; adding the one or more terms to a first list that is empty before the one or more terms are classified as bad terms; performing a first search based on the first text string; based on the first search, identifying one or more search results; after identifying the one or more search results, causing the one or more search results to be displayed; while the one or more search results are displayed, receiving first input that changes the first text string to a second text string; determining whether a term in the second text string begins with a term in the first list; in response to determining that a particular term in the second text string begins with a term in the first list, removing the particular term from the second text string. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
-
Specification