SEARCH RESULT REFINEMENT

• US 20170109445A1
• Filed: 08/31/2016
• Published: 04/20/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LinkedIn Corporation (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Daya, Rahim, Yu, Zian, Zhou, Shan, Saints, Jordan Anthony, Jordt, Timothy Patrick, Walloch, Gregory Alan, Piepmeyer, Zachary Tyler
• Granted Patent: US 10,445,386 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/252 between a Database Management System and a front-end application
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9024 Graphs; Linked lists G06F16/9027 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation

Abstract

System and techniques for search result refinement are described herein. Search results and a search context may be obtained, A context dependent facet set may be added to a search result in the search results. A user interface of the context dependent facet set may be presented in conjunction with displaying the search results. A selection of a facet in the context dependent facet set may be received from a user. The search results being displayed may be filtered such that search results that meet a measurement of the facet are included in the displayed search results and the remaining search results are excluded from the display.

Claims

1. A system for search result refinement, the system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;

obtain search results;

obtain a search context;

add a context dependent facet set to a search result in the search results;

present a user interface of the context dependent facet set n conjunction with displaying the search results;

receive a selection of a facet in the context dependent facet se user; and

filter the search results being displayed, the filtering including search results that meet a measurement of the facet and excluding the remaining search results.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the user interface of the context dependent facet set includes, for each facet in the context dependent facet set, a label for the facet and a count of the search results to which the facet applied.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the user interface displays members of the context dependent facet set in a linear element.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the members of the context dependent facet set that are displayed in an order initially established by a value of each facet.

5. The system of claim I, wherein the context includes identification of an entity.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein a facet in the context dependent facet set is an affiliation between a result in the search results and the entity.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the search result identifies a person, and wherein the affiliation is a record of activity by the person with respect to the entity.

8. A method for search result refinement, the method comprising:

obtaining search results;

obtaining a search context;

adding a context dependent facet set to a search result in the search results;

presenting a user interface of the context dependent facet set in conjunction with displaying the search results;

receiving a selection of a facet in the context dependent facet set from a user; and

filtering the search results being displayed, the filtering including search results that meet a measurement of the facet and excluding the remaining search results.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the user interface of the context dependent facet set includes, for each facet in the context dependent facet set, a label for the facet and a count of the search results to which the facet applied.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the user interface displays members of the context dependent facet set in a linear element.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the members of the context dependent facet set that are displayed in an order initially established by a value of each facet.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the context includes identification of an entity.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein a facet in the context dependent facet set is an affiliation between a result in the search results and the entity.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the search result identifies a person, and wherein the affiliation is a record of activity by the person with respect to the entity.

15. A machine readable medium including instructions that, when executed by the machine, cause the machine to:

obtain search results;

obtain a search context;

add a context dependent facet set to a search result in the search results;

present a user interface of the context dependent facet set in conjunction with displaying the search results;

receive a selection of a facet in the context dependent facet set from a user; and

filter the search results being displayed, the filtering including search results that meet a measurement of the facet and excluding the remaining search results.

16. The machine readable medium of claim 15, wherein the user interface of the context dependent facet set includes, for each facet in the context dependent facet set, a label for the facet and a count of the search results to which the facet applied.

17. The machine readable medium of claim 16, wherein the user interface displays members of the context dependent facet set in a linear element.

18. The machine readable medium of claim 17, wherein the members of the context dependent facet set that are displayed in an order initially established by a value of each facet.

19. The machine readable medium of claim 15, wherein the context includes identification of an entity.

20. The machine readable medium of claim 19, wherein a facet in the context dependent facet set is an affiliation between a result in the search results and the entity.

21. The machine readable medium of claim 20, wherein the search result identities a person, and wherein the affiliation is a record of activity by the person with respect to the entity.