Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Lateral search
- Patent Title (中): 横向搜索
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Application No.: US13674085Application Date: 2012-11-11
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Publication No.: US08732169B2Publication Date: 2014-05-20
- Inventor: Qi Lu , David Ku , John Thrall
- Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
- Current Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
- Main IPC: G06F7/00
- IPC: G06F7/00 ; G06F17/00 ; G06F17/30

Abstract:
A search query is received. Personal information for a user is then determined. A search is performed in a general subdomain of general content using the search query. For example, the general subdomain of general content may be a WWW search. Then, a vertical subdomain is determined based on the personal information. A search is then performed in the vertical subdomain of specialized content using the search query. The search performed in the general subdomain and the search performed in the vertical subdomain generate general search results and vertical search results. The results may be combined and outputted to a client.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130151500A1 LATERAL SEARCH Public/Granted day:2013-06-13
Information query