System and method for improved search experience through implicit user interaction

摘要

Disclosed embodiments enable improved perception of a user's response and/or preferences. Search results responsive to a query are presented to the user. Parameters associated with an implicit user response are tracked. The implicit response may consist of a delay from the presentation of the user response; a speed of, a volume of, a tone of, or a word used in a user response; a speed, a direction, and/or a consistency of a pointer movement; a location of a touch; a change in a touch; and/or a user movement captured by a camera. Measurements and other information derived from the tracked parameters may be stored in a user profile, which may later be used to calculate a personalized implicit response. An implicit response may be calculated from the parameters. The implicit response may be used to qualify an explicit response, which may be the impetus to modify search results.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for improved perception of a user response, the method comprising:
receiving a first search query; presenting first search results to the user based on the first search query; tracking, through at least one voice interaction device,
at least one explicit response to the first search results anda plurality of parameters associated with at least one implicit response to the first search results,wherein the at least one implicit response comprises a tone of the at least one explicit response to the first search results; calculating, with a processor, the at least one implicit response to the first search results from the plurality of tracked parameters,
wherein the at least one implicit response is related to the at least one explicit response; and qualifying the at least one explicit response by the at least one implicit response,
wherein qualifying the at least one explicit response by the at least one implicit response comprises determining whether the at least one explicit response represents a hard explicit response, a soft explicit response, or an ambivalent explicit response, andwherein determining whether the at least one explicit response represents a hard explicit response, a soft explicit response, or an ambiguous explicit response comprises comparing the at least one implicit response to a norm in a user profile.