Intelligent community based results related to a character stream

• US 9,171,064 B2
• Filed: 01/31/2013
• Issued: 10/27/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Mehanna, Lara, Hasan, Shawkat, Vandermolen, Harmannus, Campbell, Gerald
• Primary Examiner(s): Swearingen, Jeffrey R
• Application Number:
  US13/755,003
• Publication Number:
  US 20130138634A1
• Time in Patent Office: 999 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2453 Query optimisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2455 Query execution
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24553 of query operations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24578 using ranking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3322 using system suggestions G06F16/3325 takes precedence
• 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: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/274 Converting codes to words; Guess-ahead of partial word inputs
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols

Abstract

Information may be presented to a user by using a first application to receive a character stream of one or more noncompletion characters. The noncompletion characters indicate that additional characters may be received. The character stream is exchanged with a host that analyzes the character stream to generate results that are responsive to the user'"'"'s predicted interest. Results are received and displayed so that the user may select one of the results to launch a code segment related to the selected result.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a character stream of non-completion characters input by a user;

determining, using at least one processor, a search intent of the user based on prior searches, wherein the search intent of the user relates to the character stream;

initiating a search relating to the character stream and the search intent of the user; and

displaying one or more results of the search prior to input of a completion character by the user.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein determining the search intent of the user comprises referencing a user profile associated with the user.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the prior searches comprise searches requested by multiple users.

4. The method as recited in claim 3, further comprising:

generating a default rule based on an analysis of the prior searches requested by multiple users; and

adopting the default rule as part of determining the search intent of the user.

5. The method as recited in claim 4, further comprising suspending the adoption of the default rule based on an analysis of a user profile associated with the user, wherein the user profile indicates a conflict between the search intent of the user and the default rule.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising determining the search intent of the user based on prior searches requested by the user.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising determining the search intent of the user based on stored results of the prior searches.

8. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the search intent of the user is a predictive interest of the user.

9. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the completion character is a carriage return.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including a set of instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to perform steps comprising:

receiving a character stream of non-completion characters input by a user;

determining a search intent of the user based on prior searches, wherein the search intent of the user relates to the character stream;

initiating a search relating to the character stream and the search intent of the user; and

displaying one or more results of the search prior to input of a completion character by the user.

11. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 10, further comprising instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to perform the step of analyzing a user profile associated with the user as part of determining the search intent of the user.

12. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 11, further comprising instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to perform the step of analyzing prior searches requested by multiple users as part of determining the search intent of the user.

13. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 12, further comprising instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to perform the steps of:

generating a default rule based on the analysis of the prior searches requested by multiple users; and

adopting the default rule as part of determining the search intent of the user.

14. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 13, further comprising instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to perform the step of suspending the adoption of the default rule based on an analysis of the user profile that indicates a conflict between the search intent of the user and the default rule.

15. A method comprising:

storing data associated with prior searches;

receiving a portion of a search query from a user;

determining, using at least one processor, a search intent of the user based on an analysis of the data associated with prior searches;

generating one or more search results relating to the portion of the search query and the search intent of the user; and

provide the one or more search results prior to entry of a complete search query from the user.

16. The method as recited in claim 15, wherein determining the search intent of the user further comprises referencing a user profile associated with the user.

17. The method as recited in claim 15, further comprising generating the data associated with prior searches based on prior searches requested by multiple users.

18. The method as recited in claim 15, further comprising generating the data associated with prior searches based on prior searches requested by the user.

19. The method as recited in claim 15, wherein the data associated with prior searches comprises stored results of the prior searches.

20. The method as recited in claim 15, wherein the search intent of the user is a predictive interest of the user.

21. The method as recited in claim 15, wherein entry of a complete search query from the user is indicated by a carriage return input by the user.

22. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including a set of instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to perform steps comprising:

storing data associated with prior searches;

receiving a portion of a search query from a user;

determining a search intent of the user based on an analysis of the data associated with prior searches;

generating one or more search results relating to the portion of the search query and the search intent of the user; and

providing the one or more search results prior to entry of a complete search query from the user.

23. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 22, wherein determining the search intent of the user further comprises referencing a user profile associated with the user.

24. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 23, further comprising instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to perform the step of generating the data associated with prior searches from prior searches requested by multiple users.

25. A method comprising:

receiving a portion of a search query from a user;

determining, using at least one processor, a search intent of the user based on the portion of the search query;

generating one or more search results relating to the portion of the search query and the search intent of the user; and

providing the one or more search results prior to entry of a complete search query from the user.

26. The method as recited in claim 25, wherein determining the search intent of the user further comprises referencing a user profile associated with the user.

27. The method as recited in claim 25, further comprising generating data associated with prior searches requested by multiple users.

28. The method as recited in claim 27, further comprising determining the search intent at least partially based on the data.

29. The method as recited in claim 25, further comprising generating data associated with prior searches requested by the user.

30. The method as recited in claim 29, wherein the data associated with prior searches comprises stored results of the prior searches.

31. The method as recited in claim 30, further comprising using the data to determine the search intent.

32. The method as recited in claim 25, wherein the search intent of the user is a predictive interest of the user.

33. The method as recited in claim 25, wherein entry of a complete search query from the user is indicated by a carriage return input by the user.

34. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including a set of instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to perform steps comprising:

receiving a portion of a search query from a user;

determining a search intent of the user based on the portion of the search query;

generating one or more search results relating to the portion of the search query and the search intent of the user; and

providing the one or more search results prior to entry of a complete search query from the user.

35. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 34, further comprising instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to perform the step of generating data associated with prior searches requested by the user.

36. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 35, wherein determining the search intent of the user further comprises referencing a user profile associated with the user.

37. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 35, further comprising instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to perform the step of determining the search intent at least partially based on the data.

38. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 37, wherein the search intent of the user is a predictive interest of the user.

39. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 34, further comprising instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to perform the step of generating data associated with prior searches requested by multiple users.

40. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 39, wherein the data associated with prior searches comprises stored results of the prior searches.

41. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 40, further comprising instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to perform the step of using the data to determine the search intent.

42. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 34, wherein entry of a complete search query from the user is indicated by a carriage return input by the user.