Unified Search Suggestion Display with Representative Resource Sets
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face challenges in efficiently reviewing and analyzing search results across multiple tabs or windows to determine which set best satisfies their informational needs, as existing search engines do not provide a comprehensive contextual representation of search query suggestions.
Innovation Solution
The method involves generating query suggestion groupings that include a representative resource set for each search query suggestion, which are displayed alongside search results, allowing users to visually analyze the context and relevance of suggestions without needing to open multiple tabs, by selecting a subset of resources that meet an overlap threshold and depicting them with textual and visual data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If users review search results across multiple tabs or windows to analyze different query suggestions, then they can comprehensively evaluate which set best satisfies their informational needs, but the complexity of the search process increases and time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple search result sets corresponding to different query suggestions into a single unified display. The search interface presents the original search query results along with suggested queries and their respective result sets within the same window, allowing users to compare different query outcomes without switching between multiple tabs or windows. This consolidation maintains comprehensive information access while reducing the complexity of managing multiple open tabs.
2Loss of information
If users open multiple tabs to review search results for different query suggestions, then they can analyze the context and relevance of each suggestion, but the time required to complete the search task increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-generating and displaying multiple query suggestion result sets alongside the original search results. Instead of requiring users to sequentially open new tabs for each suggested query, the system anticipates user needs by already having the suggested query results prepared and visible in the same interface. This allows users to immediately compare and analyze different query outcomes without the time delay of opening and loading multiple separate tabs.
3Loss of information
If search engines provide comprehensive contextual representation of search query suggestions, then users can make informed decisions about which results satisfy their needs, but the amount of information presented increases complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the search interface into distinct, organized sections: the original search query results, a list of suggested queries with their respective result sets, and visual indicators showing the relationship between queries and results. Each query suggestion is presented with its own dedicated result set that can be clearly distinguished from others. This segmentation allows comprehensive information to be presented in an organized, easy-to-navigate manner, maintaining user interface simplicity while providing full contextual representation.
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AI summary
Methods, systems, and apparatus for processing image content items. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a set of search query suggestions, each search query suggestion being based on the search query and different from the search query; receiving data identifying a respective set of resources determined to be responsive to the search query; for each search query suggestion: receiving data identifying resources determined to be responsive to the search query suggestion and determining if the respective set of resources determined to be responsive to the search query suggestion meets an overlap threshold; for only each search query suggestion for which the respective set of resources is not determined to meet the overlap threshold: selecting a subset of resources of the respective set of resources determined to be responsive to the search query suggestion as a representative resource set and generating data depicting the representative resource set.