Providing inline search suggestions for search strings
US9607100B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 12, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/90324
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for providing inline search suggestions for a search string submitted by a user of an electronic marketplace is provided. A user submits a search string via a search interface in a computing device of the user. An electronic marketplace system receives the search string and identifies individual search terms in the search string that can be logically grouped together to form one or more segments in the search string. The electronic marketplace identifies a plurality of search strings submitted by a plurality of users that may relate to identified segments of search string submitted by the user. In one embodiment, the user selects a particular segment of the search string via the search interface. The electronic marketplace provides suggested search terms related to the identified segment to the user via the search interface.
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