Processing autocomplete suggestions

摘要

Methods and apparatus for processing autocomplete suggestions. Some implementations are directed to methods and apparatus for generating additional suggestions for provided multiple term autocomplete suggestions and determining additional suggestion scores for the additional suggestions. Like entries among the additional suggestions and the autocomplete suggestions may be identified and each similar grouping of the like entries combined into a consolidated entry. A combined consolidated score for each consolidated entry may be determined based on one or more of the additional suggestion scores and any of the autocomplete scores of the like entries combined into the consolidated entry.

主权项

1. A computer implemented method, comprising:
identifying a query formulated via a computing device; identifying display information indicative of one or more display parameters of the computing device; identifying, based on the query, a plurality of autocomplete suggestions and corresponding scores, the autocomplete suggestions including at least one shorter autocomplete suggestion that is shorter in length than, and includes at least a first term of, one or more longer autocomplete suggestions of the autocomplete suggestions; determining a consolidated score of the shorter autocomplete suggestion, the consolidated score being a function of the score of the shorter autocomplete suggestion and one or more of the scores of the longer autocomplete suggestions that each include at least the first term; and determining a display group of the autocomplete suggestions for simultaneous display on the computing device; wherein determining the display group includes determining whether to include the shorter autocomplete suggestion in the display group based on comparison of the consolidated score of the shorter autocomplete suggestion to the scores of one or more of the longer autocomplete suggestions, and based on the display information.