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Systems and methods for generating and displaying hierarchical search results

a hierarchical search and hierarchical search technology, applied in the field of search industries, can solve the problem that traditional listings of results provide a limited amount of information about the displayed search, and achieve the effect of improving the search experience and improving the search experien

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-05-09
GOOGLE LLC
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This patent describes methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for providing search results that show a hierarchical relationship between entities. By identifying a parent search result and its children, a user can easily see the connections between different entities. This helps users quickly find the information they need without having to sift through irrelevant results. The technical effects of this patent make it easier for users to quickly and accurately identify relevant search results.

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Unfortunately, traditional listings of results provide a limited amount of information about the displayed search results.

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[0032]As discussed in more detail below, provided are embodiments of systems and methods for identifying hierarchical relationships and displaying listings of results corresponding to the hierarchical relationships identified.

[0033]In some embodiments, identifying hierarchical relationships includes identifying parent-child hierarchical relationships between various entities. For example, in the context of a shopping center and stores located within the shopping center, the shopping center and stores may be identified as having a parent-child hierarchical relationship, with the shopping center being identified as a “parent” of the stores located within the shopping center. In certain embodiments, the hierarchical relationships are determined by mining a database of entities and information associated therewith. For example, a database that includes entries relating to “The Shopping Center” and the stores located within “The Shopping Center” may be analyzed (“mined”) to identify the ...

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Embodiments include a computer-implemented method that includes receiving a search query, processing the search query to identify a set of search results, determining that the set of search results includes a parent search result corresponding to a parent entity, in response to determining that the set of search results includes a parent search result, identifying a set of child search results including one or more child search results that correspond to entities that are children of the parent entity, and providing a hierarchical search results list for display. The hierarchical search results list including a first listing of search results corresponding to the set of search results, and a second listing of search results corresponding to the set of child search results. The second listing to be displayed in hierarchical relation to a search result corresponding to the parent search result.

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PRIORITY[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 557,136 filed on Nov. 8, 2011 and titled “SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AND DISPLAYING HIERARCHICAL SEARCH RESULTS”, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]Embodiments of this invention relate generally to search industries and, more particularly to special purpose machines, systems, methods and computer instructions for providing listings of results indicative of a hierarchical relationship.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]Users employ Internet searches to locate and identify information on the Internet. For example, a user may visit an Internet search-website and submit a web-search query for the keyword “shopping” in anticipation of receiving a listing of webpages or other resources related to “shopping”. These types of searches help users quickly and easily find inform...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F17/30
CPCG06F17/30893G06F16/972
Inventor CHAI, YIXINWANG, YUCHU, FANGFU, TINGCHOI, SEAN WONJOONLAI, GUANGDAFANG, LIULIU, LILI, RUOHAO
Owner GOOGLE LLC
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