Anticipated query generation and processing in a search engine
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method performed at a server system for processing a search query, comprising:
- receiving at the server system a portion of the search query from a search requestor at a client system that is distinct from the server system;
at the server system, responding to receiving the portion of the search query, including;
predicting from the portion of the search query a plurality of predicted queries;
selecting one or more of the plurality of predicted queries;
obtaining search results for the selected one or more predicted queries;
selecting one or more of the obtained search results; and
transmitting the selected one or more predicted queries and the selected one or more of the obtained search results to the search requestor at the client system.
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Abstract
A search system monitors the input of a search query by a user. Before the user finishes entering the search query, the search system identifies and sends a portion of the query as a partial query to the search engine. Based on the partial query, the search engine creates a set of predicted queries. This process may take into account prior queries submitted by a community of users, and may take into account a user profile. The predicted queries are be sent back to the user for possible selection. The search system may also cache search results corresponding to one or more of the predicted queries in anticipation of the user selecting one of the predicted queries. The search engine may also return at least a portion of the search results corresponding to one or more of the predicted queries.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method performed at a server system for processing a search query, comprising:
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receiving at the server system a portion of the search query from a search requestor at a client system that is distinct from the server system; at the server system, responding to receiving the portion of the search query, including; predicting from the portion of the search query a plurality of predicted queries; selecting one or more of the plurality of predicted queries; obtaining search results for the selected one or more predicted queries; selecting one or more of the obtained search results; and transmitting the selected one or more predicted queries and the selected one or more of the obtained search results to the search requestor at the client system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A search query processing system, comprising:
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memory; one or more processors; and one or more programs stored in the memory and configured for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including; instructions for receiving a portion of the search query from a search requestor at a client system that is distinct from the search query processing system; instructions for responding to receiving the portion of the search query, including; instructions for predicting from the portion of the search query a plurality of predicted queries; instructions for selecting one or more of the plurality of predicted queries; instructions for obtaining search results for the selected one or more predicted queries; instructions for selecting one or more of the obtained search results; and instructions for transmitting the selected one or more predicted queries and the selected one or more of the obtained search results to the search requestor at the client system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs to be executed by a computer system, the one or more programs comprising:
instructions for receiving a portion of the search query from a search requestor at a client system that is distinct from the search query processing system; instructions for responding to receiving the portion of the search query, including; instructions for predicting from the portion of the search query a plurality of predicted queries; instructions for selecting one or more of the plurality of predicted queries; instructions for obtaining search results for the selected one or more predicted queries; instructions for selecting one or more of the obtained search results; and instructions for transmitting the selected one or more predicted queries and the selected one or more of the obtained search results to the search requestor at the client system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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