PRESENTATION OF RANKED IMAGE QUERY RESULTS TO A CLIENT

摘要

Method for providing image information to a client device comprising: Receiving a search query from the client device. Effecting a search in respect of the search query. Sending, to the client device ranked search results, the search results including a group of images and an individual image, each image having a rank. Sending to the client device instructions to cause a display of a search engine results page (SERP) including the individual image and a visual representation of the group of images. The visual representation of the group of images and the individual image are displayed in an array according to rank. The group of images are ranked according to the rank of a highest ranked image thereof. The visual representation of the group of images is visually distinguishable from the individual image. The visual representation of the group of images includes an image of the group of images.

主权项

1. A method for providing image information for display to a user of a client device comprising:
receiving, by at least one server from the client device via a communications network, a search query; effecting, by the at least one server, a search in respect of the search query; sending, by the at least one server to the client device via the communications network, ranked search results in respect of the search query, the search results including a group of images and at least one individual image, each image of the group of images and the at least one individual image having a rank; sending, by the at least one server to the client device via the communications network, instructions to cause a display to the user via a user interface of the client device of a search engine results page (SERP) including the at least one individual image and a visual representation of the group of images, the visual representation of the group of images and the at least one individual image being displayed in an array according to rank, the group of images being ranked according to the rank of a highest ranked image of the group of images, the visual representation of the group of images being visually distinguishable on the user interface of the client device from the at least one individual image, the visual representation of the group of images including at least one image of the group of images.