Method and system for displaying real time trends

• US 8,655,906 B1
• Filed: 09/14/2012
• Issued: 02/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Kuraoka, Hiroshi, Tei, Takayuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Casanova, Jorge A
• Application Number:
  US13/618,025
• Time in Patent Office: 522 Days
• Field of Search: 707/736, 707/767
• US Class Current: 707/767
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3323 using document space presentation or visualization, e.g. category, hierarchy or range presentation and selection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/334 Query execution G06F16/335 takes precedence

Abstract

Displaying an information product that includes exceptional search queries to a user can include receiving search queries, measuring the frequencies of search queries received, determining the search queries whose frequencies are rising in the most relevant manner, and then displaying these exceptional queries on a user interface. The user then can select one of the displayed exceptional queries, and then the system can provide search results corresponding with the exceptional queries. The activity of a particular query can be based on the frequency of the search query'"'"'s reception over a given period of time, whether in relation to an expected frequency level or the rate of change of the frequency level. Additionally, the relevant periods of time over which activity is measured can be relatively short to maximize their relevance at a given instant.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

one or more computing devices, the one or more computing devices comprising one or more processors configured to;

receive queries;

obtain a first time frame measured from receipt of at least one of the queries;

select one or more exceptional search queries from the received queries, wherein the selected one or more exceptional search queries is received at a first rate within the first time frame that exceeds a first threshold;

transmit for display the selected one or more exceptional search queries;

receive additional queries during a second time frame beginning after the first time frame;

select one or more updated exceptional search queries from the additional received queries, wherein the selected one or more updated exceptional search queries is received at a second rate within the second time frame that exceeds a second threshold; and

transmit for display the selected one or more updated exceptional search queries.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the selected one or more exceptional search queries are each stored in a record comprising an activity score relating to the first rate and the first time frame.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the selected one or more updated exceptional search queries are each stored in a record comprising an activity score relating to the second rate and the second time frame.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein a subset of a predetermined number of the selected one or more exceptional search queries is designated for transmitting to a client processing unit.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein a subset of a predetermined number of the selected one or more updated exceptional search queries is designated for transmitting to a client processing unit.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more computing devices is further configured to:

receive a selection from a client processing device of one of the one or more exceptional search queries.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the one or more computing devices is further configured to:

transmit to the client processing device a search result associated with the received selection.

8. A method comprising:

receiving queries at one or more computing devices, the one or more computing devices comprising one or more processors;

obtaining a first time frame measured from receipt of at least one of the queries;

selecting one or more exceptional search queries from the received queries, wherein the selected one or more exceptional search queries is received at a first rate within the first time frame that exceeds a first threshold;

transmitting to one or more client processing devices for display the selected one or more exceptional search queries;

receiving additional queries at the one or more computing devices during a second time frame beginning after the first time frame;

selecting one or more updated exceptional search queries from the additional received queries, wherein the selected one or more updated exceptional search queries is received at a second rate within the second time frame that exceeds a second threshold; and

transmitting to the one or more client processing devices for display the selected one or more updated exceptional search queries.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the selected one or more exceptional search queries are each stored in a record comprising an activity score relating to the first rate and the first time frame.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the selected one or more updated exceptional search queries are each stored in a record comprising an activity score relating to the second rate and the second time frame.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

designating a subset of a predetermined number of the selected one or more exceptional search queries for transmitting to the one or more client processing devices.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

designating a subset of a predetermined number of the selected one or more updated exceptional search queries for transmitting to the one or more client processing devices.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving a selection from a first client processing device of one of the one or more exceptional search queries.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

transmitting to the first client processing device a search result associated with the received selection.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-readable instructions for executing by a processor of one or more computing devices, the computer-readable instructions for performing a method comprising:

receiving queries at the one or more computing devices;

obtaining a first time frame measured from receipt of at least one of the queries;

selecting one or more exceptional search queries from the received queries, wherein the selected one or more exceptional search queries is received at a first rate within the first time frame that exceeds a first threshold;

transmitting to one or more client processing devices for display the selected one or more exceptional search queries;

receiving additional queries at the one or more computing devices during a second time frame beginning after the first time frame;

selecting one or more updated exceptional search queries from the additional received queries, wherein the selected one or more updated exceptional search queries is received at a second rate within the second time frame that exceeds a second threshold; and

transmitting to the one or more client processing devices for display the selected one or more updated exceptional search queries.

16. The method of the computer-readable instructions of claim 15, wherein the selected one or more updated exceptional search queries are each stored in a record comprising an activity score relating to the second rate and the second time frame.

17. The method of the computer-readable instructions of claim 15, further comprising:

designating a subset of a predetermined number of the selected one or more exceptional search queries for transmitting to the one or more client processing devices.

18. The method of the computer-readable instructions of claim 15, further comprising:

designating a subset of a predetermined number of the selected one or more updated exceptional search queries for transmitting to the one or more client processing devices.

19. The method of the computer-readable instructions of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving a selection from a first client processing device of one of the one or more exceptional search queries.

20. The method of the computer-readable instructions of claim 19, further comprising:

transmitting to the first client processing device a search result associated with the received selection.