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Enhanced search query modification

US9122743B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 30, 2008
Grant dateSep 1, 2015
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Expiry dateJun 2, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/3326
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, programs products and systems are provided for presenting retrieved search engine results text items to a user on a display device through a graphical user interface configured to associate displayed text items with a search term modification action. Selecting a displayed text item through a graphical user interface component cursor routine automatically instigates modifying of the search term through the associated modification action with the selected text item to generate a modified search term and causes a search engine component to search the modified search term and retrieve new search results similarly presented, enabling additional automatic iterations of search term modifying, searching and result presenting. Modifying a search term may occur automatically or through a selection from a generated list of revising actions, and presenting search results text items may include ordering and presenting a list of result text items relative to an occurrence frequency.

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