Search Result Segmentation for Multimedia Events
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current internet search engines often return irrelevant results when users search for multimedia events, such as television shows, as they do not effectively distinguish between time-bounded events and general web documents, leading to mixed and unorganized search results.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that separates search results into two categories: time-bounded events scheduled for television channels and Internet accessible documents, presenting them in a single web browser window with the events section visually distinguished from the documents, using a primary and secondary database search process based on predefined criteria.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If general search engines return all matching results without categorization, then the quantity of search results is increased, but the relevance and organization of results deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments search results into distinct categories: time-bounded events (TV shows, movies) and general web documents. This segmentation allows the system to maintain a comprehensive result set while organizing results by type, thereby preserving relevance and organization without losing information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts time-bounded events from the general search results and presents them separately in a dedicated section. This extraction ensures that event-specific information is highlighted and organized, while the remaining general documents are still available, thus maintaining both quantity and quality of results.
2Loss of information
If search results are categorized into multiple sections, then the organization and relevance of results is improved, but the complexity of the search interface increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the categorized search results into a single unified search interface. Instead of requiring separate search tools for events and documents, both types of results are integrated in one interface with clear visual distinction, thereby improving organization without significantly increasing interface complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by giving the time-bounded events section distinctive visual characteristics (such as special formatting or styling) while keeping the rest of the interface standard. This allows the system to highlight important information without redesigning the entire interface, thus improving organization with minimal increase in complexity.
3Loss of information
If time-bounded events are highlighted separately, then the relevance of event search results is improved, but the uniformity of result presentation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by applying distinctive visual styling only to the time-bounded events section while maintaining uniform presentation for general documents. This allows the system to highlight event relevance through localized visual differentiation without disrupting the overall uniformity of the search interface.
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AI summary
A system and method for presenting search results, including receiving a set of search results corresponding to a search query. The search results include: first results and second results. The first result corresponds to one or more time-bounded events, scheduled for showing on one or more television channels, that match the search query, and include links to an online application for accessing additional information about the one or more time-bounded events. The second results correspond to Internet accessible documents that satisfy the search query, and include links to the Internet accessible documents that satisfy the search query. The method also includes presenting the first and second results in a single web browser window.