Sharing user distributed search results

• US 9,015,149 B2
• Filed: 01/13/2012
• Issued: 04/21/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Lucovsky, Mark, Collison, Derek L., Sjogreen, Carl P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Taelor
• Application Number:
  US13/350,579
• Publication Number:
  US 20120185465A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,194 Days
• Field of Search: 707/9, 707/609, 707705-821, 707/999.003, 709/206
• US Class Current: 707/722
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0251 Targeted advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/922 Communications

Abstract

A universal distributed search system allows users to find and distribute search results (possibly including advertisements) to those with whom they communicate. The search results can be easily distributed by the user via a simple interface that allows the search results to be easily added to the user'"'"'s content. In one implementation, the search results may be automatically generated by the system based on user input to a content creation application.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by one or more processors, information relating to content of a message at least partially composed by a user;

identifying, by the one or more processors, a plurality of entities referenced in the content of the message,

each entity, of the plurality of entities, being associated with one or more character strings, in the content of the message, corresponding to at least one of a particular location, a particular object, a particular person, or a particular organization, and

identifying the plurality of entities including;

applying one or more entity recognition techniques to the content of the message to identify the one or more character strings associated with each entity of the plurality of entities,

the one or more entity recognition techniques being based on one or more of a linguistic grammar model or a statistical model;

selecting, by the one or more processors, a particular entity, of the plurality of entities, based on a user profile,

the user profile identifying one or more topics associated with the user;

generating, by the one or more processors, a search query that includes information identifying the particular entity;

receiving, by the one or more processors, a set of search results;

providing, by the one or more processors, the set of search results for display,

the set of search results including a search result identifying a document that is relevant to the search query,

the search result being provided for display in conjunction with a graphical selection object that allows the user to select the search result, for inclusion in the message, using a first link, represented by the graphical selection object, that is associated with the search result;

receiving, by the one or more processors, a selection of the search result, identifying the document, using the graphical selection object;

identifying, by the one or more processors and without user action, a portion of text included in the document based on one or more terms included in the search query; and

incorporating, by the one or more processors, based on the selection of the search result, and without user action, information associated with the search result into the message,

the information associated with the search result including;

a second link to the document, and

the identified portion of text included in the document.

2. The method of claim 1, where receiving the set of search results further includes:

receiving search results identifying a plurality of documents that are relevant to the search query; and

annotating the search results with a respective graphical selection object.

3. The method of claim 2, where providing the set of search results for display includes:

providing, for display, the annotated search results.

4. The method of claim 1, where receiving the information relating to the content of the message includes:

providing a first interface to receive, from the user, the information relating to the content of the message, and

where the method further comprises;

providing, for display, the information associated with the search result through a second interface that differs from the first interface.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying a topic, of the one or more topics associated with the user, based on a type of application used, by the user, to compose the message.

6. The method of claim 5, the type of application including at least one of:

an email application,

an instant messaging application,

a blog post creation application,

an application to post messages to a message board, or

a web site creation application.

7. A system comprising:

one or more processors, implemented at least partially in hardware, to;

receive information relating to content of a message at least partially composed by a user;

identify a plurality of entities referenced in the content of the message,

each entity, of the plurality of entities, being associated with one or more character strings, in the content of the message, corresponding to at least one of a particular location, a particular object, a particular person, or a particular organization, and

the one or more processors, when identifying the plurality of entities, being further to;

apply one or more entity recognition techniques to the content of the message to identify the one or more character strings associated with each entity of the plurality of entities,

 

the one or more entity recognition techniques being based on one or more of a linguistic grammar model or a statistical model;

select a particular entity, of the plurality of entities, based on a user profile,

the user profile identifying one or more topics associated with the user;

generate a search query that includes information identifying the particular entity;

receive a set of search results;

provide the set of search results for display,

the set of search results including a search result identifying a document that is relevant to the search query,

the search result being provided for display in conjunction with a graphical selection object that allows the user to select the search result, for inclusion in the message, using a first link, represented by the graphical selection object, that is associated with the search result;

receive a selection of the search result, identifying the document, using the graphical selection object;

identify, without user action, a portion of text included in the document based on one or more terms included in the search query; and

incorporate, based on the selection of the search result and without user action, information associated with the search result into the message,

the information associated with the search result including;

a second link to the document, and

the identified portion of text included in the document.

8. The system of claim 7, the one or more processors, when receiving of the set of search results, being further to:

receive search results identifying a plurality of documents that are relevant to the search query, and

annotate the search results with a respective graphical selection object.

9. The system of claim 8, the one or more processors, when providing the set of search results for display, being further to:

provide, for display, the annotated search results.

10. The system of claim 7, the one or more processors, when receiving the information relating to the content of the message, being further to:

provide a first interface to receive, from the user, the information relating to the content of the message, and

the one or more processors being further to;

provide, for display, the information associated with the search result through a second interface that differs from the first interface.

11. The system of claim 7, the one or more processors being further to:

identify a topic, of the one or more topics associated with the user, based on a type of application used, by the user, to compose the message.

12. The system of claim 11, the type of application including at least one of:

an email application,

an instant messaging application,

a blog post creation application,

an application to post messages to a message board, or

a web site creation application.

13. The system of claim 7, the one or more processor being further to:

receive information associated with an advertisement related to the search result; and

incorporate the information associated with the advertisement into the message.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

receive information relating to content of a message at least partially composed by a user;

identify a plurality of entities referenced in the content of the message based on applying one or more entity recognition techniques to the content of the message,

each entity, of the plurality of entities, being associated with one or more character strings, in the content of the message, corresponding to at least one of a particular location, a particular object, a particular person, or a particular organization, and

the one or more entity recognition techniques being based on one or more of a linguistic grammar model or a statistical model;

select a particular entity, of the plurality of entities, based on a user profile, the user profile identifying one or more topics associated with the user;

generate a search query that includes information identifying the particular entity;

receive a set of search results;

provide the set of search results for display;

the set of search results including a search result identifying a document that is relevant to the search query,

the search result being provided for display in conjunction with a graphical selection object that allows the user to select the search result, for inclusion in the message, using a first link, represented by the graphical selection object, that is associated with the search result;

receive a selection of the search result, identifying the document, using the graphical selection object;

identify, without user action, a portion of text included in the document based on one or more terms included in the search query; and

incorporate, based on the selection of the search result and without user action, information associated with the search result into the message,

the information associated with the search result including;

a second link to the document, and

the identified portion of text included in the document.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, the one or more instructions to receive of the search result including:

one or more instructions to;

receive search results identifying a plurality of documents that are relevant to the search query; and

annotate the search results with a respective graphical selection object.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, the one or more instructions to provide the set of search results for display including:

one or more instructions to provide, for display, the annotated search results.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, the instructions further comprising:

one or more instructions to;

provide a first interface to receive, from the user, the information relating to the content of the message, and

provide a second interface, that differs from the first interface, to present the information associated with the search result.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, the instructions further comprising:

one or more instructions to;

identify a topic, of the one or more topics associated with the user, based on a type of application used, by the user, to compose the message.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, the type of application including at least one of:

an email application,

an instant messaging application,

a blog post creation application,

an application to post messages to a message board, or

a web site creation application.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, where the one or more instructions to select the particular entity include:

one or more instructions to select two or more particular entities of the plurality of entities, and

where the one or more instructions to generate the search query includes;

one or more instructions to include, in the search query, information identifying the two or more particular entities.