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Presenting list previews among search results

  • US 9,519,714 B2
  • Filed: 12/22/2010
  • Issued: 12/13/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2010
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system comprising a memory comprising instructions for execution by one or more processors, the one or more processors being coupled to the memory and operable to execute the instructions to:

  • identify by a query classifier that a user query comprises a query list intent, wherein the query list intent indicates an intent to view one or more webpages including at least one list, wherein the at least one list is at least a portion of at least one of the one or more webpages that includes one or more of a list, a collection of items, a set of items, or a table;

    identify by a result identifier a plurality of search results that are relevant to the user query, wherein the plurality of search results comprises the one or more webpages including the at least one list and one or more webpages that do not include the at least one list;

    identify by a list identifier and a relevancy determiner a first list exceeding a predetermined level of relevance from within each of the one or more webpages including the at least one list;

    select by a preview selector one or more items from the first list exceeding the predetermined level of relevance to include in a list preview within a search results page, where the list preview is associated with the first list exceeding the predetermined level of relevance and is provided for each of the one or more webpages including the at least one list;

    select by the preview selector one or more list attributes corresponding to the list preview, wherein the one or more list attributes identifies, for the list preview, a total number of items within the first list exceeding the predetermined level of relevance associated with the list preview; and

    provide by a result presenter on the search results page each of (1) the one or more webpages including the at least one list, (2) the one or more webpages that do not include the at least one list, (3) the list preview that is automatically provided in the search results page for each of the one or more webpages including the at least one list, and (4) the one or more list attributes corresponding to the first list exceeding the predetermined level of relevance.

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