Search Result Aspect Segmentation for Multi-Query Exploration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional search engines fail to provide users with an overview of different aspects associated with an entity, often presenting results focused on a single or limited number of aspects without identifying these aspects.
Innovation Solution
A method that involves receiving a query with an entity, generating candidate aspects, modifying and grouping them using aspect classes, ranking based on diversity and popularity scores, and presenting search results organized by these aspects to facilitate exploration and information retrieval.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional search engines provide a single ranked list of results, then the search results are easy to present and retrieve, but users cannot obtain an overview of different aspects associated with the entity
Solution Approach 1:
The search results are segmented by organizing them into multiple groups, each group corresponding to a different aspect of the entity. This segmentation allows users to access information organized by aspects while maintaining ease of retrieval through structured presentation.
Solution Approach 2:
The search results presentation is extended from a single dimension (ranked list) to multiple dimensions by introducing aspect-based organization. This dimensional change enables users to view information through different aspect lenses while preserving the ranked list structure for easy access.
2Device complexity
If conventional search engines present results focused on a single aspect, then the search results are simple to present, but users cannot efficiently explore multiple aspects of the entity
Solution Approach 1:
The search result presentation structure is designed to serve multiple functions: it presents results for a specific query while simultaneously organizing them by multiple aspects. This multi-functionality allows the same presentation structure to support both simple result retrieval and multi-aspect exploration.
Solution Approach 2:
The search result presentation is made dynamic by allowing users to interact with and navigate between different aspect groups. The system adapts to user needs by providing a flexible interface that can focus on specific aspects or explore multiple aspects, while maintaining the simplicity of the overall presentation structure.
3Productivity
If conventional search engines do not identify aspects represented in results, then the search results are easier to process, but users cannot understand which aspects are represented in the results
Solution Approach 1:
Aspect labels serve as intermediaries between the search results and the user. These labels provide quick identification of aspects represented in the results without requiring users to process the full result details, enabling fast aspect recognition while maintaining retrieval speed.
Solution Approach 2:
The search result presentation uses visual differentiation (analogous to color changes) to highlight and distinguish different aspect groups. This visual encoding allows users to quickly identify and differentiate aspects represented in the results without slowing down the information retrieval process.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for generating aspects associated with entities. In some implementations, a method includes receiving data identifying an entity; generating a group of candidate aspects for the entity; modifying the group of candidate aspects to generate a group of modified candidate aspects comprising combining similar candidate aspects and grouping candidate aspects using one or more aspect classes each associated with one or more candidate aspects; ranking one or more modified candidate aspects in the group of modified candidate aspects based on a diversity score and a popularity score; and storing an association between one or more highest ranked modified candidate aspects and the entity. The aspects can be used to organize and present search results in response to queries for the entity.