Modifying search results based on selection of one of the search results

• US 9,355,158 B2
• Filed: 08/29/2013
• Issued: 05/31/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Kim, Hyunchan
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Bai D.
• Application Number:
  US14/013,709
• Publication Number:
  US 20150066902A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,006 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for modifying search results based selection of one of the search results by a user to whom the search results are presented. Initially provided search results may include at least a first set of search results that are associated with a first entity and a second set of search results that are associated with a second entity. In response to a user selection of one of the search results of the first set, the initial search results may be modified to demote and/or omit those search results of the second set that are not also of the first set. The user may be provided with the modified search results.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method, comprising:

providing initial search results that are responsive to a search query, the initial search results including a first set of search results that are each associated with a first entity and a second set of search results that are each associated with a second entity;

wherein the first entity is distinct from the second entity; and

wherein the first set of search results include one or more search results that are distinct from one or more of the search results of the second set of search results;

determining a selection of a first search result of the first set of search results, the selection of the first search result indicative of retrieval of a first document linked to by the first search result; and

modifying, based on the selection of the first search result, the initial search results to create modified search results, wherein modifying the initial search results includes maintaining multiple search results of the first set of search results and omitting the search results of the second set of search results that are not of the first set of search results, and

providing, in response to the selection of the first search result, a search result summary for display with the modified search results, wherein the search result summary comprises;

an omitted search results indication, the omitted search results indication indicating that the search results of the second set of search results that are not of the first set of search results are being omitted,

a second entity identifier that identifies the second entity, and

an indication that the second entity identifier is associated with the search results of the second set of search results that are not of the first set of search results and that are being omitted.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing the modified search results in response to the selection of the first search result.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the initial search results includes:

maintaining only search results of the first set of search results in the modified search results.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the initial search results are provided as a search results webpage and wherein the selection of the first search result includes navigation to the first document from the search results webpage.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the first document is associated with a first uniform resource locator having a first second-level domain name and wherein the search results webpage is associated with a second uniform resource locator having a second second-level domain name distinct from the first second-level domain name.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

providing the modified search results in a navigation back to the search results webpage after the navigation to the first document from the search results webpage.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the navigation to the first document includes navigation to the first document in a first display of a browser while maintaining the search results webpage in a second display of the browser and wherein the navigation back to the search results webpage includes viewing of the second display after viewing of the first display.

8. The method of claim 4, wherein modifying the initial search results includes:

generating a modified search results webpage to supplant the search results webpage.

9. The method of claim 4, wherein modifying the initial search results includes:

modifying one or more presentation parameters of the search results webpage to provide the modified search results.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the search query;

identifying the initial search results that are responsive to the search query;

identifying, for each search result of the initial search results, one or more entities associated with the search result;

determining one or more of the initial search results to include in the first set of search results based on association with the first entity of the entities; and

determining one or more of the initial search results to include in the second set of search results based on association with the second entity of the entities;

wherein providing the initial search results includes providing the initial search results to a client device.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the search results of the first set of search results are all distinct from the search results of the second set of search results.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the initial search results that are responsive to the query includes:

providing the initial search results to a client device to present the initial search results to a user.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the initial search results that are responsive to the query includes:

presenting the initial search results to a user.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the initial search results further include a third set of search results that are each associated with a third entity, wherein the third entity is distinct from the first entity and the second entity, and wherein the third set of search results include one or more search results that are distinct from one or more of the search results of the first set of search results and the second set of search results;

the modifying the initial search results to create modified search results further comprises omitting the search results of the third set of search results that are not of the first set of search results; and

the search result summary for display with the modified search results further comprises;

an additional omitted search results indication, the additional omitted search results indication indicating that the search results of the third set of search results that are not of the first set of search results are being omitted,

a third entity identifier that identifies the third entity, and

an indication that the third entity identifier is associated with the search results of the third set of search results that are not of the first set of search results that are being omitted.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the search result summary for display with the modified search results further comprises a selectable option to further modify the modified search results to reshow the search results of the second set of search results that are not of the first set of search results and that are being omitted.

16. A system including memory and one or more processors operable to execute instructions stored in the memory, comprising instructions to:

provide initial search results that are responsive to a search query, the initial search results including a first set of search results that are each associated with a first entity and a second set of search results that are each associated with a second entity;

wherein the first entity is distinct from the second entity; and

wherein the first set of search results include one or more search results that are distinct from one or more of the search results of the second set of search results;

determine a selection of a first search result of the first set of search results, the selection of the first search result indicative of retrieval of a first document linked to by the first search result; and

modify, based on the selection of the first search result, the initial search results to create modified search results, wherein modifying the initial search results includes maintaining multiple search results of the first set of search results and omitting the search results of the second set of search results that are not of the first set of search results, and

provide, in response to the selection of the first search result, a search result summary for display with the modified search results, wherein the search result summary comprises;

an omitted search results indication, the omitted search results indication indicating that the search results of the second set of search results that are not of the first set of search results are being omitted,

a second entity identifier that identifies the second entity, and

an indication that the second entity identifier is associated with the search results of the second set of search results that are not of the first set of search results and that are being omitted.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the instructions further comprise instructions to:

provide the modified search results in response to the selection of the first search result.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the instructions to modify the initial search results further include instructions to:

maintain only search results of the first set of search results in the modified search results.

19. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer instructions executable by a processor to perform a method comprising:

providing initial search results that are responsive to a search query, the initial search results including a first set of search results that are each associated with a first entity and a second set of search results that are each associated with a second entity;

wherein the first entity is distinct from the second entity; and

wherein the first set of search results include one or more search results that are distinct from one or more of the search results of the second set of search results;

determining a selection of a first search result of the first set of search results, the selection of the first search result indicative of retrieval of a first document linked to by the first search result; and

modifying, based on the selection of the first search result, the initial search results to create modified search results, wherein modifying the initial search results includes maintaining multiple search results of the first set of search results and omitting the search results of the second set of search results that are not of the first set of search results, and

providing, in response to the selection of the first search result, a search result summary for display with the modified search results, wherein the search result summary comprises;

an omitted search results indication, the omitted search results indication indicating that the search results of the second set of search results that are not of the first set of search results are being omitted,

a second entity identifier that identifies the second entity, and

an indication that the second entity identifier is associated with the search results of the second set of search results that are not of the first set of search results and that are being omitted.