Annotating search results with images

摘要

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for annotating search results. Images associated with a plurality of different websites are obtained and associated with respective domains of the websites. Search results are then annotated with the obtained images according to their domains. User selection of an annotated search result's image will cause a local search of the website associated with the image based on the query.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
indexing by a search engine each of a plurality of different websites, the indexing for a particular website comprising:
determining that the particular website is on a list of predetermined websites that identifies websites that are each operated by an entity that provides a plurality of search results responsive to a query;obtaining an image associated with the particular website, the particular website having a domain name in response to determining that the particular website is on the list of predetermined websites that are each operated by an entity that provides the plurality of search results responsive to a query; andassociating the obtained image with the domain name of the particular website; storing by the search engine each association of domain name with obtained image; receiving a plurality of search results responsive to a query submitted to the search engine, each search result referring to a corresponding web page for a website operated by the entity; for one or more of the search results:
identifying by the search engine from the stored associations an image that is associated with a domain name of the corresponding webpage of the search result; andannotating by the search engine the search result with the identified image, the identified image in the annotated search result being implemented as a link that, when selected, requests the search engine to perform a local search within a domain defined by the domain name of the corresponding web page; providing the plurality of search results including the one or more annotated search results in a response to the query for presentation in a page; receiving selection of an annotated search result's image; determining local search results for the domain associated with the selected image; and providing the local search results for presentation in the page, the local search results presented in the page with at least some of the plurality of search results by expanding the page to include an area within the page for presenting the local search results.