Enhanced presentation mode for search results

• US 8,484,187 B1
• Filed: 10/05/2011
• Issued: 07/09/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Hong, Peter Jin, Zivkovic, Dragan, Matsumoto, Yoshitake
• Primary Examiner(s): Chbouki, Tarek
• Application Number:
  US13/253,746
• Time in Patent Office: 643 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 707/706
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage medium, for presenting search results. A method includes displaying a search engine results page in a first or a second presentation mode, wherein, in the first and in the second presentation modes, the search engine results page includes (i) a text region that displays textual information relating to one or more search results that are responsive to a search query and (ii) an image region, wherein, in the first presentation mode, the image region displays contextual information relating to two or more of the search results that are responsive to the search query, and wherein, in the second presentation mode, the image region displays contextual information relating to a single search result that is responsive to the search query; and receiving user input, then switching the search engine results page between the first and second presentation modes.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

displaying, on a mobile device, a search engine results page that includes (i) a text region that displays textual information relating to one or more search results that are responsive to a search query and (ii) an image region disposed in a position beneath the top of the search engine results page, wherein the image region displays a map that includes icons that specify locations on the map that are associated with two or more of the search results that are responsive to the search query; and

in response to receiving user input on the mobile device, (i) locking the image region to the top of the search engine results page, (ii) modifying the image region to display a map that includes a single icon that specifies a location on the map that is associated with a single one of the two or more search results that is responsive to the search query, and an image associated with the single one of the two or more search results, and (iii) expanding the text region to display the textual information and additional textual information relating to the single one of the two or more search results that is responsive to the search query.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the image associated with the single one of the two or more search results is co-located in the image region with the map that includes a single icon.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the text region and the expanded text region displays textual information only.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the modified image region displays contextual information relating to the single one of the two or more search results only.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the expanded image region is an updated version of the image region.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the search engine results page that includes (i) a text region that displays textual information relating to one or more search results that are responsive to a search query and (ii) an image region disposed in a position beneath the top of the search engine results page, wherein the image region displays a map that includes icons that specify locations on the map that are associated with two or more of the search results that are responsive to the search query a sponsored content region that displays sponsored content relating to the two or more search results.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the single one of the two or more search result results that is responsive to the search query is included in the two or more search results.

8. The method of claim 1, comprising:

in response to receiving additional user input after receiving the user input, (i) further modifying the image region to display a map that includes a single icon that specifies a location on the map that is associated with a different, single one of the two or more search results that are responsive to the search query, and an image associated with the different, single one of the two or more search results and (ii) modifying the expanded text region to display textual information that relates to the different, single one of the two or more search results.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the text region that displays textual information relating to one or more search results that are responsive to a search query displays a portion of a highest ranked search result, and

the modified text region displays the highest ranked search result and a portion of a next-to-highest ranked search result.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the user input on the mobile device comprises a dragging input that scrolls the search engine results page towards the top of a display of the mobile device.

11. The method of claim 1, comprising the operation of receiving, by the mobile device, the search results.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying, on a mobile device, a search engine results page that includes (i) a text region that displays textual information relating to one or more search results that are responsive to a search query and (ii) an image region disposed in a position beneath the top of the search engine results page, wherein the image region displays a map that includes icons that specify locations on the map that are associated with two or more of the search results that are responsive to the search query comprises:

displaying, on a proximity-sensitive display of the mobile device, the search engine results page.

13. A system comprising:

one or more computers and one or more storage devices storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising;

displaying, on a mobile device, a search engine results page that includes (i) a text region that displays textual information relating to one or more search results that are responsive to a search query and (ii) an image region disposed in a position beneath the top of the search engine results page, wherein the image region displays a map that includes icons that specify locations on the map that are associated with two or more of the search results that are responsive to the search query; and

in response to receiving user input on the mobile device, (i) locking the image region to the top of the search engine results page, (ii) modifying the image region to display a map that includes a single icon that specifies a location on the map that is associated with a single one of the two or more search results that is responsive to the search query, and an image associated with the single one of the two or more search results, and (iii) expanding the text region to display the textual information and additional textual information relating to the single one of the two or more search results that is responsive to the search query.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the text region and the expanded text region displays textual information only.

15. The system of claim 13, comprising the operation of receiving, by the mobile device, the search results.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the modified image region displays contextual information relating to the single one of the two or more search results only.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the expanded image region is an updated version of the image region.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein the search results comprise local search result.

19. The system of claim 13, wherein the search results comprise universal search results.

20. The system of claim 13, wherein the image associated with the single one of the two or more search results is co-located in the image region with the map that includes a single icon.

21. The system of claim 13, wherein the search engine results page that includes (i) a text region that displays textual information relating to one or more search results that are responsive to a search query and (ii) an image region disposed in a position beneath the top of the search engine results page, wherein the image region displays a map that includes icons that specify locations on the map that are associated with two or more of the search results that are responsive to the search query a sponsored content region that display'"'"'s sponsored content relating to the two or more search results.

22. The system of claim 13, the operations comprising:

in response to receiving additional user input after receiving the user input, (i) further modifying the image region to display a map that includes a single icon that specifies a location on the map that is associated with a different, single one of the two or more search results that are responsive to the search query, and an image associated with the different, single one of the two or more search results and (ii) modifying the expanded text region to display textual information that relates to the different, single one of the two or more search results.

23. The system of claim 13, wherein:

the text region that displays textual information relating to one or more search results are responsive to a search query displays a portion of a highest ranked search result, and

the modified text region displays the highest ranked search result and a portion of a next-to-highest ranked search result.

24. The system of claim 13, wherein the user input on the mobile device comprises a dragging input that scrolls the search engine results page towards the top of a display of the mobile device.

25. The system of claim 13, wherein displaying, on a mobile device, a search engine results page that includes (i) a text region that displays textual information relating to one or more search results that are responsive to a search query and (ii) an image region disposed in a position beneath the top of the search engine results page, wherein the image region displays a map that includes icons that specify locations on the map that are associated with two or more of the search results that are responsive to the search query comprises:

displaying, on a proximity-sensitive display of the mobile device, the search engine results page.

26. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing software comprising instructions executable by one or more computers which, upon such execution, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

displaying, on a mobile device, a search engine results page that includes (i) a text region that displays textual information relating to one or more search results that are responsive to a search query and (an image region disposed in a position beneath the top of the search engine results page, wherein the image region displays a map that includes icons that specify locations on the map that are associated with two or more of the search results that are responsive to the search query; and

in response to receiving user input on the mobile device, (i) locking the image region to the top of the search engine results page, (ii) modifying the image region to display a map that includes a single icon that specifies a location on the map that is associated with a single one of the two or more search results that is responsive to the search query, and an image associated with the single one of the two or more search results, and (iii) expanding the text region to display the textual information and additional textual information relating to the single one of the two or more search results that is responsive to the search query.

27. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 26, wherein the image associated with the single one of the two or more search results is co-located in the image region with the map that includes a single icon.

28. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 26, comprising the operation of receiving, by the mobile device, the search results.

29. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 26, wherein the expanded image region is an updated version of the image region.

30. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 26, wherein the single one of the two or more search result results that is responsive to the search query is included in the two or more search results.