Sponsored search queries on online social networks
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1. A method comprising, by a computing device:
- receiving, from a client system of a first user, a text query inputted by the first user at a query field of a currently accessed interface of an online social network;
generating a plurality of structured queries based on the text query, each structured query comprising one or more query tokens, wherein one or more of the query tokens are unique query tokens comprising references to one or more unique objects associated with the online social network, wherein at least one of the structured queries is a sponsored query comprising a reference to an unique object associated with an advertiser; and
sending, to the client system responsive to receiving the text query, instructions for displaying one or more suggested queries on the interface, wherein the one or more suggested queries correspond to one or more structured queries, respectively, at least one of the suggested queries being a sponsored query referencing the object associated with the advertiser, and wherein each suggested query that is displayed is selectable by the first user to retrieve search results corresponding to the selected query.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, from a client system of a first user, a text query inputted by the first user, generating a plurality of structured queries based on the text query, each structured query comprising references to one or more objects associated with the online social network, wherein at least one of the structured queries is a sponsored query comprising a reference to an object associated with an advertiser, and sending, to the client system responsive to receiving the text query, one or more suggested structured queries for display to the first user, wherein at least one of the sent structured queries is a sponsored query.
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1. A method comprising, by a computing device:
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receiving, from a client system of a first user, a text query inputted by the first user at a query field of a currently accessed interface of an online social network; generating a plurality of structured queries based on the text query, each structured query comprising one or more query tokens, wherein one or more of the query tokens are unique query tokens comprising references to one or more unique objects associated with the online social network, wherein at least one of the structured queries is a sponsored query comprising a reference to an unique object associated with an advertiser; and sending, to the client system responsive to receiving the text query, instructions for displaying one or more suggested queries on the interface, wherein the one or more suggested queries correspond to one or more structured queries, respectively, at least one of the suggested queries being a sponsored query referencing the object associated with the advertiser, and wherein each suggested query that is displayed is selectable by the first user to retrieve search results corresponding to the selected query. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is configured when executed to:
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receive, from a client system of a first user, a text query inputted by the first user at a query field of a currently accessed interface of an online social network; generate a plurality of structured queries based on the text query, each structured query comprising one or more query tokens, wherein one or more of the query tokens are unique query tokens comprising references to one or more unique objects associated with the online social network, wherein at least one of the structured queries is a sponsored query comprising a reference to an unique object associated with an advertiser; and send, to the client system responsive to receiving the text query, instructions for displaying one or more suggested queries on the interface, wherein the one or more suggested queries correspond to one or more structured queries, respectively, at least one of the suggested queries being a sponsored query referencing the object associated with the advertiser, and wherein each suggested query that is displayed is selectable by the first user to retrieve search results corresponding to the selected query.
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22. A system comprising:
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a memory coupled to the processors comprising instructions executable by the processors, the processors configured when executing the instructions to;receive, from a client system of a first user, a text query inputted by the first user at a query field of a currently accessed interface of an online social network; generate a plurality of structured queries based on the text query, each structured query comprising one or more query tokens, wherein one or more of the query tokens are unique query tokens comprising references to one or more unique objects associated with the online social network, wherein at least one of the structured queries is a sponsored query comprising a reference to an unique object associated with an advertiser; and send, to the client system responsive to receiving the text query, instructions for displaying one or more suggested queries on the interface, wherein the one or more suggested queries correspond to one or more structured queries, respectively, at least one of the suggested queries being a sponsored query referencing the object associated with the advertiser, and wherein each suggested query that is displayed is selectable by the first user to retrieve search results corresponding to the selected query.
- one or more processors; and
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