PROVIDING QUERY RECOURSE WITH EMBEDDED QUERY ADJUSTMENT OPTIONS

摘要

A user query may be evaluated to provide a result set. In case the results do not reflect the user's intent, the device may provide recourse options for adjusting the query in a manner that yields more desirable results, e.g., a suggestion at the top of the result set for a different spelling, or recommendations at the end of the results set for additional query techniques that may yield more accurate results. However, such presentation of recourse options may clutter the user interface and/or go unnoticed by the user. Instead, an adjusted query may be identified with an interpreted probability of reflecting the intent of the query. An adjustment option describing the adjusted query may be inserted into the result set, between a higher-probability first result and a lower-probability second result. Selection of the adjustment option may cause the adjusted query to be evaluated on behalf of the user.

主权项

1. A server that fulfills a literal query expressing an intent of a user on a device having a processor, the server comprising:
a processor; and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, provide:
a query evaluator that:
identifies, for the literal query, at least two results respectively having a result probability of reflecting the intent of the user; andidentifies a sort order according to the result probability of the respective results;a query adjustment identifier that:
determines, for the literal query, an adjusted query having an interpreted probability of reflecting the intent of the user;identifies, within the sort order, an adjustment position that is between a first result having a higher result probability than the interpreted probability, and a second result having a lower result probability than the interpreted probability;a results presenter that:
presents the at least two results and inserting, at the adjustment position, an adjustment option describing the adjusted query; andresponsive to a selection of the adjustment option, evaluates the adjusted query.