Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Organizing search results in a topic hierarchy
- Patent Title (中): 组织主题层次结构中的搜索结果
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Application No.: US12242464Application Date: 2008-09-30
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Publication No.: US08214361B1Publication Date: 2012-07-03
- Inventor: Mark M. Sandler , Kushal Dave
- Applicant: Mark M. Sandler , Kushal Dave
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Google Inc.
- Current Assignee: Google Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Main IPC: G06F17/30
- IPC: G06F17/30

Abstract:
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for searching a data set and returning search results organized in a hierarchy of categories are disclosed. A set of categories is provided for organizing a set of search results, wherein each category is associated with one or more search results. The set of search results is organized into a hierarchy of categories, the hierarchy including at least one category from the set of categories. At least a portion of the hierarchy of categories is displayed and a user request to modify the hierarchy of categories is received. The hierarchy of categories is modified in accordance with the user request.
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