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Providing images of named resources in response to a search query

  • US 8,538,943 B1
  • Filed: 07/24/2008
  • Issued: 09/17/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

  • determining, by a search engine, that a search query includes a name of a person, based on one or more query terms included in the search query;

    identifying a particular resource among a plurality of resources that have been identified by the search engine as satisfying the search query, wherein the particular resource includes a plurality of images;

    identifying, from the particular resource, a file name of a particular image among the plurality of images included in the particular resource, image metadata of the particular image, or alt-text associated with the particular image;

    determining that the file name of the particular image, the image metadata associated with the particular image, or the alt-text associated with the particular image includes the name of the person; and

    based on determining that the file name of the particular image, the image metadata associated with the particular image, or the alt-text associated with the particular image includes the name of the person, providing the particular image with search results.

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