Changing results after back button use or duplicate request

摘要

Enhancements of the user experience are provided when a user returns to a previously viewed page, such as a previously viewed page of search results. When a user returns to a previously viewed page, additional context information from a user's actions since the initial view of a page can be used to modify the previously viewed page and/or obtain a new version of the previously viewed page. In situations where the previously viewed page corresponds to a page of responsive results from a search engine, the modified and/or new version of the search engine results page can include an expanded or reduced group of results, different types of results, different rankings for existing results, or a combination thereof.

主权项

1. A system for providing search results, comprising:
a processor and an associated memory, the associated memory containing computer-executable instructions, the processor executing the computer-executable instructions to provide a method comprising: receiving a first query; displaying a first results page corresponding to the first query, the first results page including a first plurality of links or link groups corresponding to responsive results; receiving a second query; displaying a second results page corresponding to the second query, the second results page including a second plurality of links or link groups, at least one link or link group being in common between the first plurality of links or link groups and the second plurality of links or link groups; receiving an instruction to return to the first results page, the received instruction providing an indication that the second results page is of lower value than the first results page; and displaying a modified results page, the display of the at least one common link or link group being modified relative to the first results page, wherein the indication that the second results page is of lower value than the first results page comprises receiving the instruction to return to the first results page prior to receiving a selection of a result on the second results page.