Vertical search expansion, disambiguation, and optimization of search queries
US7805441B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 6, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/3332
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method to facilitate expansion, disambiguation, and optimization of search queries over a network wherein an original query received from a user is parsed to obtain at least one query term. A plurality of keywords related contextually to one or more query terms are further retrieved from a database. Finally, a set of modified queries is generated, each modified query further comprising at least one query term and at least one retrieved keyword.
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