OPTIMIZED AUTOCOMPLETION OF SEARCH FIELD

• US 20170139937A1
• Filed: 11/02/2016
• Published: 05/18/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Balasubramanian, Swaminathan, De, Radha M., Delport, Ashley D., Poddar, Indrajit, Vasudevan, Cheranellore
• Granted Patent: US 9,910,933 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/252 between a Database Management System and a front-end application
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/90324 using system suggestions
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/90328 using search space presentation or visualization, e.g. category or range presentation and selection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries

Abstract

A computer receives event information associated with a user. The computer determines one or more social media contacts associated with the event, wherein the social media contacts are further associated with the user. The computer determines one or more terms utilized by the determined one or more social media contacts. The computer detects an input by the user, wherein the input includes one or more characters. The computer determines one or more autocomplete suggestions based on the one or more terms utilized by the determined one or more social media contacts.

Claims

1. A computer system for determining autocomplete suggestions, comprising:

one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, wherein the computer system is capable of performing a method comprising;

a computer receiving information detailing an event associated with a user;

the computer determining one or more social media contacts associated with the event, wherein the social media contacts are further associated with the user;

the computer determining one or more terms utilized by the determined one or more social media contacts;

the computer detecting an input by the user, wherein the input includes one or more characters;

the computer determining a start time and an end time associated with the event;

the computer receiving a user input detailing an extension of time associated with the event;

the computer applying the extension of time associated with the event to the start time and the end time of the event in order to determine a certain time range associated with the event, wherein the certain time range includes a time period ranging between a period of time prior to the start time of the event and a period of time after the end time of the event;

the computer determining whether the detected input has been entered within the certain time range;

based on determining that the detected input is within the certain time range;

the computer identifying one or more search terms and one or more terms in social media comments utilized by the determined social media contacts that are associated with the event; and

the computer determining one or more autocomplete suggestions based on the identified one or more search terms and one or more terms in social media comment utilized by the determined social media contacts, and further based on the information detailing the event.