Search System Aggregating Entity Q&A Pairs by Tag

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current search engines require users to click through links to find relevant question-and-answer information, making it cumbersome to access multiple aspects of an entity's information.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus that acquire a user's search expression, determine the corresponding entity, and push aggregate information including question-answer pairs for each tag of the entity, allowing users to access multiple aspects of the entity's information directly.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If search engines return links of pages containing answers, then users can access detailed information, but users need to click through multiple pages to find relevant answers which increases operation complexity and time consumption

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecompleteness of question-and-answer informationVSAvoidconvenience of accessing information
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple scattered question-and-answer pages into a single aggregated result page. The search engine collects Q&A pairs from multiple source pages and presents them together in one unified interface, eliminating the need for users to navigate through multiple pages while preserving all relevant information.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent segments the aggregated Q&A information by tags or categories, organizing answers into structured groups. This allows users to quickly locate specific types of information without searching through the entire result set, improving both information completeness and accessibility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Loss of information

If search engines provide comprehensive Q&A information from multiple pages, then information completeness improves, but the time required for users to locate relevant answers increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecompleteness of entity informationVSAvoidtime to find relevant answers
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The search engine performs preliminary aggregation and organization of Q&A information before presenting it to users. By pre-collecting, pre-filtering, and pre-organizing answers from multiple sources into a structured format with tags and categories, the system eliminates the time users would otherwise spend searching and navigating through multiple pages.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent combines multiple Q&A sources into a single aggregated result that presents all relevant information in one place, eliminating the need for users to visit multiple pages and significantly reducing the time required to find comprehensive answers.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Reliability

If users click through multiple pages to find answers, then they can access detailed information, but the number of operations required increases complexity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of information retrievalVSAvoidcomplexity of search process
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the functionality of multiple information pages into a single aggregated result page that maintains the reliability and accuracy of information from original sources while eliminating the need for users to navigate through multiple pages, thus reducing operational complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The search engine acts as an intermediary that collects, verifies, and organizes information from multiple source pages, then presents it in a unified format. This intermediary process ensures information accuracy while simplifying the user's interaction to a single page view.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS11042542B2Method and apparatus for providing aggregate result of question-and-answer information
Publication Date: 2021.06.22 BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCI & TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A method and apparatus for providing an aggregate result of question-and-answer information are provided. An embodiment of the method includes: acquiring a search expression inputted by a user, and determining an entity corresponding to the search expression; and pushing aggregate information corresponding to the entity to the user. The aggregate information includes: a question-answer pair corresponding to each tag of the entity. When the user searches for information on a given aspect of the entity, the aggregate information containing question-answer pairs on a plurality of aspects of the entity is pushed to the user. Thus, the user may acquire information on the plurality of aspects of the entity.