Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for assisting search requests with vertical suggestions
- Patent Title (中): 用垂直建议协助搜索请求的系统和方法
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Application No.: US12199138Application Date: 2008-08-27
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Publication No.: US08010537B2Publication Date: 2011-08-30
- Inventor: Raj Gopal Prasad Kantamneni , Ashley Hall , Tom Chi
- Applicant: Raj Gopal Prasad Kantamneni , Ashley Hall , Tom Chi
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
- Current Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Ostrow Kaufman LLP
- Agent Seth H. Ostrow
- Main IPC: G06F7/00
- IPC: G06F7/00 ; G06F17/30

Abstract:
Systems, methods and computer program products are disclosed for assisting search request by presenting suggestion of one or more vertical segments to produce a more focused result. A vertical segment may be selected by the user, the selected vertical segment being associated with one or more query terms and a search is performed on an index associated with the vertical segment. A search engine generates a search result and returns a list of search result pages for presentation to a user.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100057698A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING SEARCH REQUESTS WITH VERTICAL SUGGESTIONS Public/Granted day:2010-03-04
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