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Saved queries in a social networking system

  • US 9,846,726 B2
  • Filed: 09/25/2015
  • Issued: 12/19/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, at an online system, a search phrase submitted in association with a user profile with the online system;

    identifying, by the online system, a first object with a first attribute that is connected to a second object in the online system with a second attribute from the search phrase;

    generating, by the online system, a structured query corresponding to the first object with the first attribute that is connected to the second object in the online system with the second attribute;

    performing, at a first time, a first search by the online system identifying a first set of objects with the first attribute that are each connected to another object in the online system having the second attribute;

    generating, for the structured query, a list of links to the first set of objects;

    performing, at a second time, a second search by the online system identifying a second set of objects with the first attribute that are each connected to another object having the second attribute; and

    updating the list of links for the structured query to include links to the second set of objects.

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