Semantic zoom for related content

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9747377-B2
Application number	US-201615211705-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 15, 2016
Priority date	Oct 1, 2012
Publication date	Aug 29, 2017
Grant date	Aug 29, 2017

Abstract

Among other things, one or more techniques and/or systems are provided for displaying a related content view within a search interface. That is, a search interface, such as a search application, may provide search results that are relevant to a query submitted through the search interface. For example, a main search engine results view comprising one or more search results of the query may be presented within the search interface. Responsive to a semantic zoom operation (e.g., a touch gesture), the search interface may be transitioned from the main search engine results view to a related content view comprising related content that corresponds to the query and/or a (e.g., supplemental) search result for the query. In this way, the user may explore supplemental content, such as query suggestions, images, entity descriptions/profiles, videos, and/or other content, that may be related to a query submitted by the user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer method comprising:
receiving a search query;
responsive to receiving the query:
obtaining a set of search results corresponding to the query; and
displaying at least a portion of the set of search results within a main search engine results view;
obtaining a set of related content corresponding to the query, the set of related content determined by narrowing the query;
receiving a semantic zoom command associated with the main search engine results view; and
in response to receiving the semantic zoom command, transitioning the search interface from the main search engine results view to a related content view.

2. The method of claim 1 , the obtaining a set of related content comprising:
obtaining the link to the application.

3. The method of claim 1 , the obtaining a set of related content comprising:
obtaining the image.

4. The method of claim 1 , the obtaining a set of related content comprising:
obtaining the video.

5. The method of claim 1 , the obtaining a set of related content comprising:
obtaining a coupon.

6. The method of claim 1 , the obtaining a set of related content comprising:
obtaining the map direction.

7. The method of claim 1 , the obtaining a set of related content comprising:
obtaining the map.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving the query through a search application comprising the search interface.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
responsive to receiving a filter command, filtering the first portion of the set of related content based upon a filter criterion.

10. A system comprising a processor in electronic communication with computer-readable storage media, the computer readable-storage media storing instructions that, when executed, perform a method, the method comprising:
receiving a search query;
responsive to receiving the query:
obtaining a set of search results corresponding to the query; and
displaying at least a portion of the set of search results within a main search engine results view;
obtaining a set of related content corresponding to the query, the set of related content determined by narrowing the query;
receiving a semantic zoom command associated with the main search engine results view; and
in response to receiving the semantic zoom command, transitioning the search interface from the main search engine results view to a related content view.

11. The system of claim 10 , the obtaining a set of related content comprising:
obtaining the link to the application.

12. The system of claim 10 , the obtaining a set of related content comprising:
obtaining the image.

13. The system of claim 10 , the obtaining a set of related content comprising:
obtaining the video.

14. The system of claim 10 , further comprising:
receiving the query through a search application comprising the search interface.

15. The system of claim 10 , further comprising:
responsive to receiving a filter command, filtering the first portion of the set of related content based upon a filter criterion.

16. A computer readable-storage device storing instructions that, when executed, perform a method, the method comprising:
receiving a search query;
responsive to receiving the query:
obtaining a set of search results corresponding to the query; and
displaying at least a portion of the set of search results within a main search engine results view;
obtaining a set of related content corresponding to the query, the set of related content determined by narrowing the query;
receiving a semantic zoom command associated with the main search engine results view; and
in response to receiving the semantic zoom command, transitioning the search interface from the main search engine results view to a related content view.

17. The computer readable-storage device of claim 16 , the obtaining a set of related content comprising:
obtaining the link to the application.

18. The computer readable-storage device of claim 16 , the obtaining a set of related content comprising:
obtaining the image.

19. The computer readable-storage device of claim 16 , the obtaining a set of related content comprising:
obtaining the video.

20. The computer readable-storage device of claim 16 , further comprising:
receiving the query through a search application comprising the search interface.

Assignees

• Microsoft Technology Licensing Llc

Inventors

• Marantz Daniel
• Yuen Aaron C
• Vaidyanathan Priya
• Atherton Mark Blelock
• Govindarajen Parthasarathy

Classifications

• G06F17/30864

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F17/30672

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F17/30867 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F3/04845

  for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour · CPC title

• G06F17/30554

  Physics · mapped topic