Presenting data in response to an incomplete query
US9235636B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/3322
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for executing a database query based on an incomplete query. An example system configured to practice the method receives a web request, wherein a uniform resource locator (URL) of the web request provides an argument, and extracts the argument from the URL as a parameter for a database query. The system identifies an unspecified parameter in the database query, and selects a likely value for the unspecified parameter. Then the system executes the database query using the parameter and the likely value, and incorporates at least part of the query result in a web page served in response to the web request. The system can cache the web request and the likely value for the unspecified parameter for later use.
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