Browser Add-in for Dynamic Query Suggestions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face challenges in formulating effective queries, especially during exploratory searches, as existing search assistance tools are limited to search engine result pages and require users to initiate queries independently.
Innovation Solution
A technology that displays suggested queries alongside web pages, dynamically generated or retrieved from historical logs, using client-side or remote processing, allowing users to browse and search without formulating their own queries, through interactive browser add-ins and toolbar buttons.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If search assistance tools are limited to search engine result pages, then implementation complexity is reduced, but user search efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extends search assistance functionality from仅限于 search engine result pages to all web pages. The browser add-in monitors page views across the entire web and provides query suggestions universally, making the system multi-functional rather than limited to a single page type.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a browser add-in as an intermediary component that bridges the gap between web pages and search functionality. This add-in captures page view data, generates query suggestions, and presents them to users without requiring changes to the underlying web pages or search engine infrastructure.
2Device complexity
If users must independently formulate queries, then system complexity is reduced, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically generates query suggestions based on the current web page content and user browsing behavior. The browser add-in extracts relevant information from the page and formulates search queries without requiring user input, allowing the system to serve itself in the query formulation process.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary query formulation by generating suggested queries before the user needs to search. The browser add-in continuously monitors the current page and pre-computes relevant search queries, so when the user needs to search, the work is already done and suggestions are immediately available.
3Quantity of substance
If search assistance is only provided on search engine result pages, then data processing requirements are reduced, but adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic query suggestion generation that adapts to different web page types and user contexts. The browser add-in adjusts its behavior based on the current page content, user history, and browsing patterns, making the system dynamic rather than static.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes parameters such as suggestion generation thresholds, data extraction methods, and presentation formats based on the type of web page being viewed. Different parameters are applied for different contexts, allowing the system to handle diverse web pages effectively.
Data Source
AI summary
Described is the presenting of suggested queries for web pages that are not search engine results pages, based upon the URL and/or content of a currently displayed page. The suggested query set may be dynamically extracted (locally or remotely) based upon the content of the web page, and/or obtained from a data store of per-URL suggested query sets, e.g., generated from historical logs. Also described are various techniques for generating suggested queries, and user interface mechanisms that display and allow interaction with suggested queries.