Presenting search results in hierarchical form

US8935237B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8935237-B2
Application numberUS-201113229365-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 9, 2011
Priority dateSep 9, 2011
Publication dateJan 13, 2015
Grant dateJan 13, 2015

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In one embodiment, identify a set of search results in response to a search query; display the set of search results; receive a user interaction in connection with a first search result from the set of search results; and in response to the user interaction, if the first search result is associated with one or more first information items, then expand the first search result, comprising display the one or more first information items associated with the first search result.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: by a mobile device associated with a user of a social network, identifying a set of search results in response to a search query; by the mobile device, displaying the set of search results organized in a hierarchy; by the mobile device, determining that one or more search results of the set of search results are associated with one or more information items, wherein at least one of the one or more information items is associated with…

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What does patent US8935237B2 cover?
In one embodiment, identify a set of search results in response to a search query; display the set of search results; receive a user interaction in connection with a first search result from the set of search results; and in response to the user interaction, if the first search result is associated with one or more first information items, then expand the first search result, comprising display…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Andersson Rasmus Mathias, Yao Rose, Tseng Erick, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F16/9038. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 13 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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