Providing images of named resources in response to a search query
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, by one or more computers, a query from a device, the query including a name of a person;
identifying, by the one or more computers, a set of documents responsive to the query;
generating, by the one or more computers, a set of search results that includes search results that each reference a different document in the set of documents, wherein for at least one of the search results, the at least one search result includes a face image of the person whose name is included in the query, the face image being selected from among face images of different people included in the document referenced by at least one search result; and
providing, by the one or more computers and for display at the device, the generated set of search results in a response to the query.
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Abstract
Systems, computer program products, apparatus, and methods are described that perform operations including receiving a search query that includes a name, receiving multiple resources that have been identified by a search engine as best satisfying the search query, wherein the identified multiple resources include a resource including a plurality of images. The operations include identifying an image of the plurality of images displaying a face of the person. The image is identified based on a description associated with the image. The description is based at least in part on one or more resources included in the search results. The operations further include providing the identified image with the search results. The search results are provided as a plurality of links. Each link identifies a corresponding resource of the identified plurality of resources.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, by one or more computers, a query from a device, the query including a name of a person; identifying, by the one or more computers, a set of documents responsive to the query; generating, by the one or more computers, a set of search results that includes search results that each reference a different document in the set of documents, wherein for at least one of the search results, the at least one search result includes a face image of the person whose name is included in the query, the face image being selected from among face images of different people included in the document referenced by at least one search result; and providing, by the one or more computers and for display at the device, the generated set of search results in a response to the query. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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one or more computers; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium coupled to the one or more computers having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by the one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising; receiving, by one or more computers, a query from a device, the query including a name of a person; identifying, by the one or more computers, a set of documents responsive to the query; generating, by the one or more computers, a set of search results that includes search results that each reference a different document in the set of documents, wherein for at least one of the search results, the at least one search result includes a face image of the person whose name is included in the query, the face image being selected from among face images of different people included in the document referenced by at least one search result; and providing, by the one or more computers and for display at the device, the generated set of search results in a response to the query. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer storage device encoded with a computer program, the program comprising instructions that when executed by one or more computers cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, by one or more computers, a query from a device, the query including a name of a person; identifying, by the one or more computers, a set of documents responsive to the query; generating, by the one or more computers, a set of search results that includes search results that each reference a different document in the set of documents, wherein for at least one of the search results, the at least one search result includes a face image of the person whose name is included in the query, the face image being selected from among face images of different people included in the document referenced by at least one search result; and providing, by the one or more computers and for display at the device, the generated set of search results in a response to the query. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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