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Refining search results

  • US 9,378,288 B1
  • Filed: 04/09/2015
  • Issued: 06/28/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

  • obtaining a set of search results that a search engine identifies as responsive to a search query;

    providing, for display, first multiple search results from among the set of search results;

    receiving data indicating a refinement to the search query;

    in response to receiving the data indicating the refinement to the search query, obtaining a subset of the set of search results that satisfy the refinement without instructing the search engine to perform a subsequent search;

    for each respective search result of second multiple search results selected from among the subset of the set of search results, obtaining a respective portion from a respective resource referenced by the respective search result, wherein the respective portion is responsive to the refinement; and

    providing, for display, the second multiple search results and the respective portion from the respective resource referenced by each of the second multiple search results.

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