Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for displaying estimated relevance indicators for result sets of documents and for displaying query visualizations
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Application No.: US14267340Application Date: 2014-05-01
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Publication No.: US09626455B2Publication Date: 2017-04-18
- Inventor: Richard D. Miller , Jacob Aaron Myers , Travis Shane Ritchie , Todd J. Frascone
- Applicant: LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OH Miamisburg
- Assignee: LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.
- Current Assignee: LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Miamisburg
- Agency: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
- Main IPC: G06F7/00
- IPC: G06F7/00 ; G06F17/30

Abstract:
Systems and methods for displaying estimated relevance indicators for result sets of documents and for displaying query visualizations are disclosed. A method includes receiving a search query including a plurality of query terms. The method further includes searching a database using the search query to identify the result set of documents and calculating an estimated relevance score for the result set of documents. The estimated relevance score is indicative of a degree to which the result set of documents are relevant to the search query. The method further includes providing for display the estimated relevance indicator based on the estimated relevance score. The estimated relevance indicator provides a visual indication of the degree to which the result set of documents are relevant to the search query. Query visualizations including a plurality of nodes and a plurality of connectors are also disclosed.
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