Search Result Adjustment Options for Query Intent
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current search engines often fail to accurately reflect the user's intent due to misspellings, ambiguity, and difficulty in specifying queries, leading to inefficient user experiences and visual clutter in result presentations.
Innovation Solution
The technique involves identifying an adjusted query with a higher interpreted probability of reflecting the user's intent and inserting an adjustment option within the result set between results of higher and lower probabilities, allowing users to refine their queries more accurately and efficiently.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If recourse options are presented before the list of search results, then users can see the options immediately, but users may overlook the options in order to view the search results
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the search interface into multiple sections: a main search results area and a collapsible/expandable recourse options panel. The recourse options are segmented from the main results but remain accessible through user interaction, allowing users to focus on results first while having options available when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The recourse options are presented in a dynamic, collapsible/expandable format that changes state based on user interaction. The options can be expanded when users need them and collapsed when users are viewing results, making the interface adaptive to user needs rather than static.
2Ease of operation
If recourse options are presented peripherally to the search results, then visual clutter is reduced, but users may fail to see the options if they abandon or refine the search before reaching the end of the result set
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal access mechanism where recourse options are made available through multiple pathways: peripherally in a collapsible panel and also accessible through contextual triggers within the result set. This multi-functional approach ensures users can access options regardless of their scrolling behavior or search refinement actions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary collapsible/expandable panel that mediates between the main search results and the recourse options. This intermediary structure allows options to be presented peripherally without cluttering the main view, while still providing a clear pathway for users to access them when needed.
3Measurement precision
If multiple recourse options are presented to assist users, then query accuracy can be improved, but the interface may present visual clutter and constrain presentation on mobile devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments multiple recourse options into a structured, collapsible panel format rather than displaying them all simultaneously in the main view. Each option is clearly divided and organized, reducing visual clutter while maintaining access to multiple query refinement possibilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface dynamically adapts to display multiple recourse options by using expandable/collapsible panels and responsive design elements. The options are hidden by default to reduce complexity, then revealed on-demand when users interact with the interface, allowing the system to handle multiple options without permanently cluttering the display.
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AI summary
A user query may be evaluated to provide a result set. In case the results do not reflect the user's intent, the device may provide recourse options for adjusting the query in a manner that yields more desirable results, e.g., a suggestion at the top of the result set for a different spelling, or recommendations at the end of the results set for additional query techniques that may yield more accurate results. However, such presentation of recourse options may clutter the user interface and/or go unnoticed by the user. Instead, an adjusted query may be identified with an interpreted probability of reflecting the intent of the query. An adjustment option describing the adjusted query may be inserted into the result set, between a higher-probability first result and a lower-probability second result. Selection of the adjustment option may cause the adjusted query to be evaluated on behalf of the user.