Suggested terms for ambiguous search queries

Suggested Terms for Ambiguous Search Queries In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, from a client system, a character string having n characters entered by the first user into a query field, wherein a term comprising the n* character of the character string is an ambiguous term, identifying...

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Main Authors PEIRIS, Keith L, MASCHMEYER, William R, LEE, Yofay Kari, RASMUSSEN, Lars Eilstrup, DUCK, Joshua Keith
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 09.02.2017
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:Suggested Terms for Ambiguous Search Queries In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, from a client system, a character string having n characters entered by the first user into a query field, wherein a term comprising the n* character of the character string is an ambiguous term, identifying one or more objects corresponding to the ambiguous term based on a calculated probability that the ambiguous term corresponds to the identified objects, sending instructions for presenting a set of suggested queries to the first user, each suggested query from the set of suggested queries corresponding to one of the identified objects and comprising a reference to the corresponding identified object, receiving a selection of a suggested query corresponding to a first object of the identified objects, and sending, responsive to receiving the selection of the suggested query, instructions for modifying the ambiguous term in the query field to include a reference to the first object. SOCIAL-NETWORKING SYSTEM ,-160 DATA STORE - --- CLIENT SYSTEM 130 -150 WEB NETWORK BROWSER THIRD PARTY SYSTEM F .170
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20170200341