Search Result Snippets With Indexed Native Page Styling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing search engines provide generic text snippets that do not reflect the native context or style of the original document, making it difficult for users to quickly assess the relevance and quality of search results.
Innovation Solution
Retrieving and applying style information from a separate index to present text snippets in their native context, allowing users to view the relevance and aesthetics of search results more effectively.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If generic text snippets are provided in search results, then the search engine can quickly return results with minimal processing, but users cannot effectively assess the relevance and quality of search results
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-fetching and caching style information (CSS files, formatting data) associated with web pages during indexing. This allows the search engine to quickly retrieve both generic text snippets and their corresponding style information without real-time processing delays, resolving the contradiction between fast retrieval and information completeness
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism that links generic text snippets with their source document's style information. This intermediary layer allows users to view snippets in their native context by fetching style data from the original document, thereby preserving context and style information while maintaining efficient search result generation
2Loss of information
If style information is retrieved and applied to text snippets, then users can view text in native context with improved relevance assessment, but the system complexity increases due to separate style index and retrieval processes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the style information retrieval process with the existing text snippet generation process. By integrating style data fetching into the常规 search result preparation workflow, the system avoids creating entirely separate complex subsystems, thus reducing overall system complexity while still providing stylized snippets
Solution Approach 2:
The search engine is enhanced with multi-functionality to handle both generic and stylized text snippet generation. The same search result generation infrastructure is extended to optionally include style information retrieval and application, eliminating the need for separate dedicated systems and reducing overall complexity
3Loss of time
If text snippets are displayed without native styling, then the search results page loads quickly with simple processing, but users lose the ability to assess document aesthetics and quality
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies color and formatting changes from the original document's style information to the text snippets. By retrieving CSS styles and applying them to snippets, users can visually assess document aesthetics and quality through familiar formatting cues, thereby improving ease of operation in evaluating search results
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the visual parameters of text snippets by applying font styles, colors, and formatting from the source document. These parameter changes allow users to quickly assess document quality and relevance through visual cues, reducing the time needed to evaluate search results while maintaining simplicity
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AI summary
Systems, software, and computer implemented methods can be used to present stylized text snippets with search results received from a search query. A search query is received and at least one web-addressable document responsive to the search query is identified. At least a portion of the text associated with the at least one responsive document and including at least a portion of the search term is retrieved. Further, style information associated with the retrieved portion of text is also retrieved. The style information is then applied to the associated portion of text to create a stylized portion of text associated with the at least one responsive document. A set of search query results including a listing of responsive documents and, for at least one of those documents, a stylized portion of text, is presented.