Dynamic image result stitching

摘要

Methods and systems for compiling image results into compilation images so that multiple image results may be downloaded via a single browser-download connection are provided. An image search request is received and a plurality of image results that satisfy the image search request are determined. At least a portion of the image results determined to satisfy the search request are dynamically stitched together to create a compilation image. Upon receiving an image download request for a satisfying image result, the compilation image is returned to the user's browser rather than a single thumbnail image. In this way, a plurality of image results is returned via a single browser-download connection and the latency in returning a large number of request-satisfying image results is decreased.

主权项

1. One or more computer storage memory devices having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, perform a method for compiling a plurality of image results into compilation images, the method comprising:
at a search engine, receiving a search request for an image; determining a plurality of individual image search results, each of which satisfies the search request for the image, wherein each individual image search result is associated with its own uniform resource locator (URL); stitching at least two URLs, each associated with its own respective individual image search result of the plurality of individual image search results, to create a first stitched URL that corresponds to a first search result compilation image, wherein a quantity of hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) requests required to download the individual image search results associated with the at least two URLs exceeds a quantity of HTTP requests required to download the first search result compilation image; and providing the first search result compilation image for display in association with a search engine results page (SERP).