Optimized autocompletion of search field

• US 10,380,190 B2
• Filed: 11/18/2015
• Issued: 08/13/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Balasubramanian, Swaminathan, De, Radha M., Delport, Ashley D., Poddar, Indrajit, Vasudevan, Cheranellore
• Primary Examiner(s): Truong, Cam Y T
• Application Number:
  US14/944,327
• Publication Number:
  US 20170140066A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,364 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/252 between a Database Management System and a front-end application
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/90324 using system suggestions
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/90328 using search space presentation or visualization, e.g. category or range presentation and selection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries

Abstract

A computer receives event information associated with a user. The computer determines one or more social media contacts associated with the event, wherein the social media contacts are further associated with the user. The computer determines one or more terms utilized by the determined one or more social media contacts. The computer detects an input by the user, wherein the input includes one or more characters. The computer determines one or more autocomplete suggestions based on the one or more terms utilized by the determined one or more social media contacts.

Claims

1. A method for determining autocomplete suggestions, comprising steps of:

a computer detecting via network information detailing a social media event based on a social media website of a server associated with a user of a computing device;

the computer determining one or more social media contacts associated with the social media event, wherein the social media contacts are based on the social media website of the server that is associated with the user of the computing device;

the computer determining one or more terms utilized by the determined one or more social media contacts, wherein the one or more terms comprises social media comments on the social media website of the server that are related to the social media event, and wherein the one or more terms are determined by the computer based on metadata related to the event;

the computer determining, based on a location of the user of computing device via a program that is integrated with a user interface, a certain time range associated with the social media event;

the computer detecting via the network an input by the user on a web search field of a web browser of the computer and determining whether the detected input is entered within the certain time range associated with the social media event, wherein the certain time range is based on a start time and an end time associated with the social media event and based on detecting the computing device associated with the user that is located within the social media event; and

in response to the determination that the detected input is entered within the certain time range of the social media event, the computer generating and providing via the network one or more autocomplete suggestions to the user of the computing device for the detected input on the web search field of the web browser that coincides with the one or more terms utilized by the determined one or more social media contacts that are related to the information associated with the social media event on the social media website.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of determining one or more social media contacts associated with the social media event further comprises the computer comparing one or more guest lists associated with the event with social media contacts associated with the user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the certain time range is associated with a time range that the user is detected in a certain city, a certain state, and a certain location associated with the social media event.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more terms utilized by the determined one or more social media contacts are associated with the social media event.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of determining one or more terms utilized by the determined one or more social media contacts further comprises utilizing natural language processing techniques to determine one or more terms from a set of terms utilized by the determined one or more social media contacts associated with at least one of:

a location of the social media event, one or more speakers attending the social media event, one or more social interests related to the social media event, and metadata associated with the social media event.

6. A computer program product stored in one or more computer-readable memories for determining autocomplete suggestions, the computer program product comprising:

program instructions executed by a computer to perform operations comprising;

detecting, by program instructions via network, information detailing a social media event based on a social media website of a server associated with a user of a computing device;

determining, by program instructions, one or more social media contacts associated with the social media event, wherein the social media contacts are based on the social media website of the server that is associated with the user;

determining, by program instructions, one or more terms utilized by the determined one or more social media contacts, wherein the one or more terms comprises social media comments on the social media website that are related to the social media event, and wherein the one or more terms are determined by the computer based on metadata related to the event;

determining based on a location of the user of the computing device, by program instructions of a program that is integrated with user interface, a certain time range associated with the social media event;

detecting, by program instructions via the network, an input by the user on a web search field of a web browser of the computer and determining whether the detected input is entered within the certain time range associated with the social media event, wherein the certain time range is based on a start time and an end time associated with the social media event and based on detecting by the computing device associated with the user that is located within the social media event; and

in response to the determination that the detected input is entered within the certain time range of the social media event, generating, and providing via the network, by program instructions, one or more autocomplete suggestions to the user of the computing device for the detected input on the web search field of the web browser that coincides with the one or more terms utilized by the determined one or more social media contacts that are related to the information associated with the social media event on the social media website.

7. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein the program instructions to determine one or more social media contacts associated with the social media event further comprises program instructions to compare one or more guest lists associated with the social media event with social media contacts associated with the user.

8. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein the certain time range is associated with a time range that the user is detected in a certain city, a certain state, and a certain location associated with the social media event.

9. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein the one or more terms utilized by the determined one or more social media contacts are associated with the social media event.

10. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein the program instructions to determine one or more terms utilized by the determined one or more social media contacts further comprises program instructions to utilize natural language processing techniques to determine one or more terms from a set of terms utilized by the determined one or more social media contacts associated with at least one of:

a location of the social media event, one or more speakers attending the social media event, one or more social interests related to the social media event, and metadata associated with the social media event.

11. A computer system for determining autocomplete suggestions, the computer system comprising:

one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories to perform operations comprising;

detecting, by program instructions via network, information detailing a social media event based on a social media website of a server associated with a user of a computing device;

determining, by program instructions, one or more social media contacts associated with the social media event, wherein the social media contacts are based on the social media website of the server that is associated with the user;

determining, by program instructions, one or more terms utilized by the determined one or more social media contacts, wherein the one or more terms comprises social media comments on the social media website that are related to the social media event, and wherein the one or more terms are determined by the computer based on metadata related to the event;

determining based on a location of the user of the computing device, by program instructions of a program that is integrated with user interface, a certain time range associated with the social media event;

detecting, by program instructions via the network, an input by the user on a web search field of a web browser of the computer and determining whether the detected input is entered within the certain time range associated with the social media event, wherein the certain time range is based on a start time and an end time associated with the social media event and based on detecting by the computing device associated with the user that is located within the social media event; and

in response to the determination that the detected input is entered within the certain time range of the social media event, generating, and providing via the network, by program instructions, one or more autocomplete suggestions to the user of the computing device for the detected input on the web search field of the web browser that coincides with the one or more terms utilized by the determined one or more social media contacts that are related to the information associated with the social media event on the social media website.

12. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the program instructions to determine one or more social media contacts associated with the social media event further comprises program instructions to compare one or more guest lists associated with the social media event with social media contacts associated with the user.

13. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the certain time range is associated with a time range that the user is detected in a certain city, a certain state, and a certain location associated with the social media event.

14. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the one or more terms utilized by the determined one or more social media contacts are associated with the social media event.