GROUPED SEARCH QUERY REFINEMENTS
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- while receiving a text input into a search engine query input field by a user and before the user has submitted the text input as a search query to a search engine;
obtaining a plurality of query suggestions based at least in part on the received text input;
grouping at least some of the query suggestions based on a common primary query term shared by the query suggestions, wherein the grouped query suggestions include one or more refinement terms that refine the common primary query term; and
transmitting a set of the plurality of query suggestions to a client device for presentation to the user, wherein the set includes the grouped query suggestions that are presented as a group with the common primary query term presented in a prominent position and the one or more refinement terms presented in subordinate positions relative to the common primary query term and wherein the common primary query term and the one or more refinement terms are each user-selectable.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on one or more computer storage devices, for grouping search query refinements. One of the methods includes while receiving a text input into an input field by a user and before the user has submitted the text input to a search engine obtaining query suggestions based at least in part on the text input. The method includes grouping query suggestions based on a common query term shared by the query suggestions, wherein the query suggestions include terms that refine the common query term. The method includes transmitting a set of query suggestions to a client device for presentation, wherein the set includes the query suggestions that are presented as a group with the common query term presented in a prominent position and the refinement terms presented in subordinate positions and wherein the common query term and the refinement terms are each user-selectable.
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24 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
while receiving a text input into a search engine query input field by a user and before the user has submitted the text input as a search query to a search engine; obtaining a plurality of query suggestions based at least in part on the received text input; grouping at least some of the query suggestions based on a common primary query term shared by the query suggestions, wherein the grouped query suggestions include one or more refinement terms that refine the common primary query term; and transmitting a set of the plurality of query suggestions to a client device for presentation to the user, wherein the set includes the grouped query suggestions that are presented as a group with the common primary query term presented in a prominent position and the one or more refinement terms presented in subordinate positions relative to the common primary query term and wherein the common primary query term and the one or more refinement terms are each user-selectable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-implemented system comprising:
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one or more computers; one or more data storage devices coupled to the one or more computers and storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising; while receiving a text input into a search engine query input field by a user and before the user has submitted the text input as a search query to a search engine; obtaining a plurality of query suggestions based at least in part on the received text input; grouping at least some of the query suggestions based on a common primary query term shared by the query suggestions, wherein the grouped query suggestions include one or more refinement terms that refine the common primary query term; and transmitting a set of the plurality of query suggestions to a client device for presentation to the user, wherein the set includes the grouped query suggestions that are presented as a group with the common primary query term presented in a prominent position and the one or more refinement terms presented in subordinate positions relative to the common primary query term and wherein the common primary query term and the one or more refinement terms are each user-selectable. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable storage device encoded with instructions which, when executed by one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:
while receiving a text input into a search engine query input field by a user and before the user has submitted the text input as a search query to a search engine; obtaining a plurality of query suggestions based at least in part on the received text input; grouping at least some of the query suggestions based on a common primary query term shared by the query suggestions, wherein the grouped query suggestions include one or more refinement terms that refine the common primary query term; and transmitting a set of the plurality of query suggestions to a client device for presentation to the user, wherein the set includes the grouped query suggestions that are presented as a group with the common primary query term presented in a prominent position and the one or more refinement terms presented in subordinate positions relative to the common primary query term and wherein the common primary query term and the one or more refinement terms are each user-selectable. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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