Dynamic inference graph

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016239576-A1
Application number	US-201615135457-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 21, 2016
Priority date	Oct 30, 2010
Publication date	Aug 18, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A search engine system according to one embodiment includes a slashtag server having a hardware processor and memory storing instructions configured to cause the slashtag server to receive a search query regarding a search of an internet, detect at least one key word in the search query, search the internet based on the at least one key word, analyze results of the search query to determine relevant filter criteria in the results of the search query, generate an alternative search query based on the relevant filter criteria, and send the web server the alternative search query, where the alternative search query includes a search operator wrapped in a predetermined syntax and inserted by the slashtag server, and where a last entered key word of the at least one key word in the search query is removed such that it is not included in the alternative search query.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A search engine system, comprising:
a slashtag server configured to communicate with a web server, the slashtag server having a hardware processor and memory storing instructions configured to cause the slashtag server to: receive a search query, input from a user, regarding a search of an internet; detect at least one key word in the search query; search the internet based on the at least one key word; analyze results of the search query to determine relevant filter criteria in the results of the search query; generate an alternative search query based on the relevant filter criteria; and send the alternative search query to the web server, where the alternative search query includes a search operator wrapped in a predetermined syntax and inserted by the slashtag server, and where a last entered key word of the at least one key word in the search query is removed such that it is not included in the alternative search query sent to the web server.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the relevant filter criteria include a slashtag filter.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the slashtag server searches the internet by compressing content of an intermediary search result, wherein compressing includes abbreviating and omitting parts of each entry in the intermediary search result.

4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the compressed content is computed by omitting URL path information.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the slashtag server searches the internet utilizing a database of previously queried search results.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein an autosuggest feature is used to guess the at least one key word as the search query is input from the user.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the slashtag server searches the internet as the search query is input by the user.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the slashtag server searches the internet utilizing anchortext to replace one or more terms of content in an intermediary search result.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the search query includes a plurality of characters, and a different search query is performed for each of the plurality of characters.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein a different search query is performed for each of the plurality of characters.

11 . A computer-implemented method for processing content to be displayed, the method comprising:
via a slashtag server in communication with a web server: receiving a search query, input from a user, regarding a search of an internet; detecting at least one key word in the search query; searching the internet based on the at least one key word; analyzing results of the search query to determine relevant filter criteria in the results of the search query; generating an alternative search query based on the relevant filter criteria; and sending the alternative search query to the web server, where the alternative search query includes a search operator wrapped in a predetermined syntax and inserted by the slashtag server, and where a last entered key word of the at least one key word in the search query is removed such that it is not included in the alternative search query sent to the web server.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the relevant filter criteria include a slashtag filter.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the slashtag server searches the internet by compressing content of an intermediary search result, wherein compressing includes abbreviating and omitting parts of each entry in the intermediary search result.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the compressed content is computed by omitting URL path information.

15 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the slashtag server searches the internet utilizing a database of previously queried search results.

16 . The method of claim 11 , wherein an autosuggest feature is used to guess the at least one key word as the search query is input by the user.

17 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the slashtag server searches the internet as the search query is input by the user.

18 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the slashtag server searches the internet utilizing anchortext to replace one or more terms of content in an intermediary search result.

19 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the search query includes a plurality of characters, and a different search query is performed for each of the plurality of characters.

20 . A software program product for processing content to be displayed, the software program product comprising a set of instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
via a slashtag server in communication with a web server: receiving, utilizing the processor, a search query, input from a user, regarding a search of an internet; detecting, utilizing the processor, at least one key word in the search query; searching, utilizing the processor, the internet based on the at least one key word; analyzing results of the search query, utilizing the processor, to determine relevant filter criteria in the results of the search query; generating, utilizing the processor, an alternative search query based on the relevant filter criteria; and sending to the web server the alternative search query, utilizing the processor, where the alternative search query includes a search operator wrapped in a predetermined syntax and inserted by the slashtag server, and where a last entered key word of the at least one key word in the search query is removed such that it is not included in the alternative search query sent to the web server.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Annau Thomas M
• Lindahl Gregory B
• Makonnen Samuel
• Markson Michael
• Peters Keith
• Saliba Robert Michael
• Sary Al
• Skrenta Rich
• Swartz Dan
• Truel Robert N
• Walters Timothy

Classifications

• G06F16/3338

  Query expansion · CPC title

• G06F16/90328

  using search space presentation or visualization, e.g. category or range presentation and selection · CPC title

• G06F16/24534

  Query rewriting; Transformation · CPC title

• G06F16/24578

  using ranking · CPC title

• G06F16/2455

  Query execution · CPC title