PROCESSING SEARCH QUERIES AND GENERATING A SEARCH RESULT PAGE INCLUDING SEARCH OBJECT RELATED INFORMATION

• US 20160335358A1
• Filed: 12/24/2014
• Published: 11/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yandex Europe AG (Yandex N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Yandex Europe AG (Yandex N.V.)
• Inventors: GRIGOREVA, Svetlana Alexandrovna, KOSAREV, Mikhail Jurievich
• Application Number:
  US15/106,927
• Publication Number:
  US 20160335358A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24578 using ranking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results

Abstract

There is disclosed a method of processing a search query from a user associated with an electronic device and generating a search result set responsive to the search query. The method is executable at a search server coupled to the electronic device via a communication network. The method comprises: receiving from the electronic device, via the communication 5 network, the search query; based on the search query, determining a search results set; determining a search object component associated with the search query; determining a best-matching search result from the search results set associated with the search object component; augmenting the search object component with a link to the best-matching search result, such that to generate an augmented search object component including the link; 10 compiling a search engine results page including the augmented search object component; causing the electronic device to display the search engine results page.

Claims

1. A method of processing a search query from a user associated with an electronic device and generating a search result set responsive to the search query, the method executable at a search server coupled to the electronic device via a communication network, the method comprising:

receiving from the electronic device, via the communication network, the search query;

based on the search query, determining a search results set;

determining a search object component associated with the search query;

determining a best-matching search result from the search results set associated with the search object component;

augmenting the search object component with a link to the best-matching search result, such that to generate an augmented search object component including the link;

compiling a search engine results page including the augmented search object component;

causing the electronic device to display the search engine results page.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining a search object component associated with the search query comprises organizing the search object component based on at least one vertical search.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining the best-matching search result comprises retrieving the top-matching result from a general web search.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said augmenting is executed in response to the user providing a positive indication to augment the search engine results page with the best-matching search result.

5. The method of claim 4, said causing the electronic device to display the search engine results page comprises:

displaying an un-augmented version of the search engine results page including the search object component;

responsive to the user providing the positive indication to augment, displaying an augmented version of the search engine results page including the augmented search object component.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said link to the best-matching search result comprises a first link to a first-best matched search result and a second link to a second-best matched search result.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said first-best matched search result and the second-best matched result are determined based on a ranked general web search results.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said compiling a search engine results page including the augmented search object component further comprises adding an object badge to the augmented search object component.

9. The method of claim 1, said search object component being a first search object component, said best-matching result being a first best-matching result and said augmented search object is a first augmented search object, the method further comprising:

determining a second search object component associated with the search query;

determining a second best-matching search result from the search results set associated with the second search object component;

augmenting the second search object component with a link to the second best-matching search result, such that to generate a second augmented search object component including the link; and

wherein

said compiling the search engine results page comprises including the first augmented search object component and the second augmented search object component.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the first search object component is based on a first vertical search result and the second search object component is based on a second vertical search result.

11. A server comprising:

a communication interface for communication with an electronic device via a communication network,

a processor operationally connected with the communication interface, the processor configured to;

receive, over the communication network, a search query from a user associated with an electronic device;

based on the search query, determine a search results set;

determine a search object component associated with the search query;

determine a best-matching search result from the search results set associated with the search object component;

augment the search object component with a link to the best-matching search result, such that to generate an augmented search object component including the link;

compile a search engine results page including the augmented search object component;

cause the electronic device to display the search engine results page.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein to determine a search object component associated with the search query, the processor is configured to organize the search object component based on at least one vertical search.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein to determine the best-matching search result, the processor is configured to retrieve the top-matching result from a general web search.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor augments the search object component in response to the user providing a positive indication to augment the search engine results page with the best-matching search result.

15. The system of claim 14, where to cause the electronic device to display the search engine results page, the processor is configured to cause the electronic device to:

display an un-augmented version of the search engine results page including the search object component;

responsive to the user providing the positive indication to augment, display an augmented version of the search engine results page including the augmented search object component.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein said link to the best-matching search result comprises a first link to a first-best matched search result and a second link to a second-best matched search result.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein said first-best matched search result and the second-best matched result are determined based on a ranked general web search results.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein to compile a search engine results page including the augmented search object component, the processor is further configured to add an object badge to the augmented search object component.

19. The system of claim 11, said search object component being a first search object component, said best-matching result being a first best-matching result and said augmented search object is a first augmented search object, the processor being further configured to:

determine a second search object component associated with the search query;

determine a second best-matching search result from the search results set associated with the second search object component;

augment the second search object component with a link to the second best-matching search result, such that to generate a second augmented search object component including the link; and

wherein

to compile the search engine results page, the processor is configured to include the first augmented search object component and the second augmented search object component.

20. The server of claim 19, wherein the first search object component is based on a first vertical search result and the second search object component is based on a second vertical search result.