Method and apparatus for performing a search
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1. A method for searching, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a first search term; and
providing a plurality of candidate search terms related to said first search term, wherein said candidate search terms are generated in accordance with relevancy scores.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for generating search results with higher relevancy. More specifically, the present invention provides a listing of narrowing or related search terms based upon the search term submitted by the user. The present invention effectively guides users to narrow their search by guiding users to select or click on highly related search terms. In one embodiment, the listing of the highly related search terms is generated in accordance with sales and/or click information, e.g., via scoring of search terms that is premised on sales and/or click information.
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1. A method for searching, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a first search term; and
providing a plurality of candidate search terms related to said first search term, wherein said candidate search terms are generated in accordance with relevancy scores. - 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. An apparatus for searching, comprising:
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means for receiving a first search term; and
means for providing a plurality of candidate search terms related to said first search term, wherein said candidate search terms are generated in accordance with relevancy scores. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions including instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the steps comprising of:
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receiving a first search term; and
providing a plurality of candidate search terms related to said first search term, wherein said candidate search terms are generated in accordance with relevancy scores. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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