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Interactive intelligent searching with executable suggestions

  • US 8,055,605 B2
  • Filed: 05/10/2010
  • Issued: 11/08/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for interactive searching, comprising:

  • receiving, by a computing device, a search query;

    identifying, by the computing device, in the received search query at least one parameter that corresponds to a location dimension in a suggestion space;

    interrogating, by the computing device, the suggestion space to determine scope change search results based on a scope change search criteria;

    creating, by the computing device, a smart tip that represents the scope change search results, wherein the smart tip comprises a recommendation to change the search query and wherein the recommendation includes at least one child of the location dimension and at least one parent of the location dimension; and

    outputting, by the computing device, an executable suggestion based on the smart tip.

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