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Intelligently guiding search based on user dialog

  • US 8,788,517 B2
  • Filed: 06/28/2006
  • Issued: 07/22/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A web search system comprising:

  • a memory;

    a processing unit coupled to the memory, the processing unit configured to execute computer-implemented components comprising;

    a search engine that receives search queries and identifies web pages relevant to the search queries;

    an inference component that infers web page information relevant to a current search query by generating one or more questions, initiating a communication session to communicate the one or more questions to a user, and receiving one or more user supplied answers from the user to the one or more questions via the communication session, the inference component further modifies a heuristic rule pertaining to a search domain classified by a topic hierarchy or a topic cluster based on knowledge learned from the inferred web page information associated with the one or more user supplied answers to generate a modified heuristic rule; and

    a query modification component that alters the current search query based at least on the inferred webpage information, the modified heuristic rule, and a navigated position in the topic hierarchy or the topic cluster.

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