Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pivoting search results on online social networks
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Application No.: US14478959Application Date: 2014-09-05
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Publication No.: US10740412B2Publication Date: 2020-08-11
- Inventor: Ashwin Bhat , Rousseau Newaz Kazi , Taylor Dancy Rogalski , Christine Morck Rode
- Applicant: Facebook, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Menlo Park
- Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Menlo Park
- Agency: Jordan IP Law, LLC
- Main IPC: G06F16/951
- IPC: G06F16/951 ; G06F16/9032

Abstract:
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a search query inputted at a client device. The method includes searching a local cache of the client device to identify one or more objects stored in the local cache that match the search query, each object being associated with the online social network. The method includes generated, at the client device, a local search-results page including one or more local search results corresponding to one or more of the identified objects, respectively, and one or more search pivot elements corresponding to one or more object-types, respectively. Each local search result may be retrieved from the cache of the client device for display responsive to receiving the search query. Each search pivot element may be activatable to send the search query to the online social network and retrieve from the online social network one or more remote search results.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160070790A1 Pivoting Search Results on Online Social Networks Public/Granted day:2016-03-10
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