Search query disambiguation confirmation
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1. A method comprising:
- monitoring content browsed by a user during a period of time;
determining one or more topics associated with the monitored content;
receiving a search query from the user;
identifying, using at least one processor, at least one topic of the one or more topics that is related to the search query;
prior to processing the received search query, presenting the at least one topic to the user along with a request for a confirmation that the user is searching for results related to the at least one topic;
receiving a response to the request for a confirmation that the user is searching for results related to the at least one topic; and
processing the received search query in accordance with the received response.
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Abstract
A user is made able to configure a search query to be responsive to temporal factors in order to adjust the search query to more accurately reflect the user'"'"'s true information need. By adjusting the search query in this way, the user is more likely to receive satisfactory search results.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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monitoring content browsed by a user during a period of time; determining one or more topics associated with the monitored content; receiving a search query from the user; identifying, using at least one processor, at least one topic of the one or more topics that is related to the search query; prior to processing the received search query, presenting the at least one topic to the user along with a request for a confirmation that the user is searching for results related to the at least one topic; receiving a response to the request for a confirmation that the user is searching for results related to the at least one topic; and processing the received search query in accordance with the received response. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A graphical user interface produced on a computing device having a display associated therewith, the graphical user interface comprising:
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a search query field containing a search query entered by a user; an indication of content browsed by the user during a period of time, the content browsed by the user during the period of time being related to the search query; an indication of one or more determined topics of the content browsed by the user during the period of time; and a first selectable option allowing the user to provide a confirmation, in response to the search query entered by the user and prior to processing the search query, of searching for information related to the one or more determined topics. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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monitoring content browsed by a user during a period of time; determining one or more topics of the monitored content; receiving a search query from the user; prior to processing the received search query, identifying, using at least one processor, at least one topic of the one or more topics that is related to the search query; in response to identifying at least one topic of the one or more topics that is related to the search query, supplementing the search query from the user with the at least one topic of the one or more topics; processing the supplemented search query; and providing a first search results header and a first set of search results based on the processed supplemented search query. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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