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Search queries with previews of search results on online social networks

  • US 9,275,101 B2
  • Filed: 10/11/2013
  • Issued: 03/01/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising, by a computing device:

  • accessing a social graph comprising a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges connecting the nodes, each of the edges between two of the nodes representing a single degree of separation between them, the nodes comprising;

    a first node corresponding to a first user associated with an online social network; and

    a plurality of second nodes that each correspond to a concept or a second user associated with the online social network;

    generating a plurality of structured queries that each comprise references to one or more nodes of the plurality of nodes and one or more edges of the plurality of edges;

    generating one or more search results corresponding to at least one of the structure queries; and

    sending one or more of the structured queries for display on a page currently accessed by the first user, at least one of the structured queries being displayed with a preview of one or more of the search results corresponding to the structured query.

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