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Query selection and results merging

  • US 9,805,120 B2
  • Filed: 02/14/2014
  • Issued: 10/31/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

  • upon receiving a query, extracting features comprising language of the query, region of a user, both together called original language-region pair, and intent of the query, from the query;

    categorizing the intent of the query based on context of the query;

    receiving search results for the query for the original language-region pair;

    determining whether the query would benefit from issuing the query to another language-region pair based at least in part on the categorized intent and the features extracted from the query; and

    either;

    in response to determining that the query would benefit from being issued to another language-region pair;

    selecting another language-region pair;

    issuing the query to the other language-region pair;

    receiving search results for the other language-region pair;

    merging the search results for the original language-region pair with search results for the other language-region pair; and

    sending to end user equipment the merged search results;

    orin response to determining that the query would not benefit from being issued to another language-region pair, sending to end user equipment the search results for the query for the original language-region pair.

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