Systems and methods for providing search results

• US 8,386,480 B2
• Filed: 08/08/2011
• Issued: 02/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Castro, Luis, Lin, Walt, Gomes, Benedict
• Primary Examiner(s): BOCCIO, VINCENT F
• Application Number:
  US13/205,372
• Publication Number:
  US 20110295828A1
• Time in Patent Office: 568 Days
• Field of Search: 707/705, 707/707, 707/727, 707/723, 707/725, 715/760, 715/780
• US Class Current: 707/723
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24578 using ranking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]

Abstract

A method includes generating search results in response to a user query, where at least one of the search results includes a group of links. The group of links may represent links to web pages within a same web site and may be identified based on at least one factor associated with the links. The method may also include providing the search results to the user.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable memory device that stores instructions executable by at least one processor, the computer-readable memory device comprising:

one or more instructions to store web page information for each of a plurality of different web sites,

where the web page information, for a particular web site of the plurality of different web sites, includes information regarding a plurality of web pages from a domain corresponding to the particular web site;

one or more instructions to receive a search query after storing the web page information for each of the plurality of different web sites;

one or more instructions to determine search results based on the received search query,

where a first search result, of the search results, corresponds to a first web site from a first domain, and

a second search result, of the search results, corresponds to a second web site from a second domain that is different from the first domain,

where the first web site corresponds to the particular web site;

one or more instructions to retrieve the web page information stored for the particular web site; and

one or more instructions to provide information regarding the search results for presentation on a display of a client device,

where the information regarding the search results includes, for the first search result, the web page information stored for the particular web site, the web page information including the information regarding the plurality of web pages from the domain corresponding to the particular web site.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable memory device of claim 1, where the one or more instructions to provide the information regarding the search results include:

one or more instructions to provide;

a title for the one of the plurality of search results,

text from the web page that corresponds to the first search result,

information identifying an address of the web page that corresponds to the first search result, and

a plurality of links to the plurality of web pages from the domain corresponding to the particular web site.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable memory device of claim 2, where the one or more instructions to provide the information regarding the search results further include:

one or more instructions to provide, for the first search result, an option for performing a search of the particular web site, and

where the non-transitory computer-readable memory device further comprises;

one or more instructions to receive a selection of the option; and

one or more instructions to cause a search of the particular web site, to be performed, based on receiving the selection of the option.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable memory device of claim 1, where the one or more instructions to provide the information regarding the search results include:

one or more instructions to provide, for the first search result, an option for performing a search of the particular web site, and

where the non-transitory computer-readable memory device further comprises;

one or more instructions to receive a selection of the option; and

one or more instructions to cause a search of the particular web site, to be performed, based on receiving the selection of the option.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable memory device of claim 1, where the one or more instructions to store the web page information include:

one or more instructions to determine a measure of quality for each of the plurality of web pages from the domain corresponding to the particular web site,

where the measure of quality, for one of the plurality of web pages, relates to a total quantity of times that the one of the plurality of web pages has been accessed by a plurality of client devices, and

one or more instructions to store the information regarding the one of the plurality of web pages based on the measure of quality determined for the one of the plurality of web pages.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable memory device of claim 1, where the one or more instructions to store the web page information include:

one or more instructions to determine a measure of quality for each of the plurality of web pages from the domain corresponding to the particular web site,

where the measure of quality, for one of the plurality of web pages, relates to a total quantity of links that point to the one of the plurality of web pages, and

one or more instructions to store the information regarding the one of the plurality of web pages based on the measure of quality determined for the one of the plurality of web pages.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable memory device of claim 1, where the one or more instructions to store the web page information include:

one or more instructions to determine a measure of quality for each of the plurality of web pages from the domain corresponding to the particular web site,

where the measure of quality, for one of the plurality of web pages, relates to a likelihood that a particular client device will make a purchase of an item available via the one of the plurality of web pages, and

one or more instructions to store the information regarding the one of the plurality of web pages based on the measure of quality determined for the one of the plurality of web pages.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable memory device of claim 1, where the one or more instructions to store the web page information include:

one or more instructions to determine a measure of quality for each of the plurality of web pages from the domain corresponding to the particular web site,

where the measure of quality, for one of the plurality of web pages, relates to a plurality of;

a total quantity of times that the one of the plurality of web pages has been accessed by a plurality of client devices,

a total quantity of links that point to the one of the plurality of web pages, or

a likelihood that a particular client device will make a purchase of an item available via the one of the plurality of web pages, and

one or more instructions to store the information regarding the one of the plurality of web pages based on the measure of quality determined for the one of the plurality of web pages.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable memory device of claim 1, where the one or more instructions to store the web page information include:

one or more instructions to determine a measure of quality for each of the plurality of web pages from the domain corresponding to the particular web site,

one or more instructions to rank the plurality of web pages, based on the measures of quality determined for the plurality of web pages, to form a ranked list, and

one or more instructions to store the ranked list.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable memory device of claim 1, where the one or more instructions to provide the information regarding the plurality of search results include:

one or more instructions to provide for each particular search result, of one or more of the plurality of search results;

a title for the particular search result,

text from a particular web page corresponding to the particular search result,

information identifying an address of the particular web page, and

a plurality of links to the plurality of web pages from a domain corresponding to a web site associated with the particular web page,

where a quantity of the one or more of the plurality of search results is smaller than a total quantity of the plurality of search results.

11. A method performed by one or more server devices, the method comprising:

receiving, by the one or more server devices, a search query from a client device;

determining, based on the search query, a plurality of search results, one of the plurality of search results being associated with a first domain that is different from a second domain that is associated with another one of the plurality of search results;

forming a list of search results that includes information regarding the plurality of search results,

where the information for the one of the plurality of search results includes;

a title for the one of the plurality of search results,

text from a web page corresponding to the one of the plurality of search results, where the web page is associated with a particular web site from the first domain,

information identifying an address of the web page corresponding the one of the plurality of search results, and

a plurality of links to other web pages associated with the particular web site, where the plurality of links, to the other web pages, were identified for presentation with a search result associated with the particular web site before receiving the search query; and

providing, to the client device, the list of search results based on the search query.

12. The method of claim 11, where the information, for the one of the plurality of search results, further includes an option for performing a search of the particular web site, and

where the method further comprises:

receiving a selection of the option; and

causing a search of the particular web site, to be performed, based on receiving the selection of the option.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

determining a measure of quality for each of the other web pages associated with the particular web site,

where the measure of quality, determined for one of the other web pages, relates to a total quantity of times that the one of the other web pages has been accessed by a plurality of client devices; and

storing information, in relation to the particular web site, regarding the one of the other web pages based on the measure of quality determined for the one of the other web pages,

where the information regarding the one of the other web pages is stored before receiving the search query.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

determining a measure of quality for each of the other web pages associated with the particular web site,

where the measure of quality, determined for one of the other web pages, relates to a total quantity of links that point to the one of the other web pages; and

storing information, in relation to the particular web site, regarding the one of the other web pages based on the measure of quality determined for the one of the other web pages,

where the information regarding the one of the other web pages is stored before receiving the search query.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

determining a measure of quality for each of the other web pages associated with the particular web site,

where the measure of quality, determined for one of the other web pages, relates to a likelihood that a particular client device will make a purchase of an item available via the one of the other web pages; and

storing information, in relation to the particular web site, regarding the one of the other web pages based on the measure of quality for the one of the other web pages,

where the information regarding the one of the other web pages is stored before receiving the search query.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

determining a measure of quality for each of the other web pages associated with the particular web site;

ranking the other web pages, based on the measures of quality, to form a ranked list; and

storing the ranked list.

17. A system, comprising:

one or more server devices, comprising one or more processors to;

receive a search query from a client device;

determine, based on the search query, a plurality of search results, the plurality of search results corresponding to a plurality of web pages from a plurality of different domains;

form a list of search results that includes information regarding the plurality of search results,

where the information for one of the plurality of search results includes;

a title for the one of the plurality of search results,

text from a web page corresponding to the one of the plurality of search results,

where the web page is from a particular domain of the plurality of different domains,

information identifying an address of the web page associated with the one of the plurality of search results, and

a plurality of links to other web pages from the particular domain,

where the plurality of links, to the other web pages, were identified for presentation with a search result associated with the particular domain before the search query is received; and

provide, to the client device, the list of search results based on the search query.

18. The system of claim 17, where the information, for the one of the plurality of search results, further includes an option for performing a search of a web site from the particular domain, and

where at least one of the one or more server devices is further to:

receive a selection of the option; and

cause a search of the web site, to be performed, based on receiving the selection of the option.

19. The system of claim 17, where at least one of the one or more server devices is further to:

determine a measure of quality for each of the other web pages from the particular domain,

where the measure of quality, determined for one of the other web pages, relates to a total quantity of times that the one of the other web pages has been accessed by a plurality of client devices; and

store information, in relation to the particular domain, regarding the one of the other web pages based on the measure of quality determined for the one of the other web pages,

where the information regarding the one of the other web pages is stored before receiving the search query.

20. The system of claim 17, where at least one of the one or more server devices is further to:

determine a measure of quality for each of the other web pages from the particular domain,

where the measure of quality, determined for one of the other web pages, relates to a total quantity of links that point to the one of the other web pages; and

store information, in relation to the particular domain, regarding the one of the other web pages based on the measure of quality determined for the one of the other web pages,

where the information regarding the one of the other web pages is stored before receiving the search query.

21. The system of claim 17, where at least one of the one or more server devices is further to:

determine a measure of quality for each of the other web pages from the particular domain,

where the measure of quality, determined for one of the other web pages, relates to a likelihood that a particular client device will make a purchase of an item available via the one of the other web pages; and

store information, in relation to the particular domain, regarding the one of the other web pages based on the measure of quality determined for the one of the other web pages,

where the information regarding the one of the other web pages is stored before receiving the search query.

22. The system of claim 17, where at least one of the one or more server devices is further to:

determine a measure of quality for each of the other web pages from the particular domain;

rank the other web pages, based on the measures of quality, to form a ranked list; and

store the ranked list.