Method and system for providing relationships in search results

摘要

A method and system for providing relationships in search results are provided. The method includes indexing an entity in a search index as an entity index entry, the entity index entry including facets providing information on the entity type and related entities. Search results are obtained by a search engine in the form of ranked result entities, wherein the result entities include multiple types of entities. The method then includes retrieving index entries to determine relationships between search result entities and providing the relationships in search results. The method further includes, for each result entity, retrieving its entity index entry and cross-checking the facets of the retrieved entity index entry for other result entities.

主权项

1. A method for providing relationships in search results, comprising:
providing a search index identifying entities, and relations between the entities stored as facet entries for the entities; matching entities in said search index with a user-provided query term; scoring an extent to which the matching entities match the user-provided query term; obtaining in a search engine, search result entities including:
a plurality of entities matching the user-provided query term with highest scores, andrelated entities selected based on a count of the related entities in facet entries of the matching entities; retrieving index entries from the search index to determine relationships between the obtained search result entities, and to store the relationships in a map; providing the entities of the search results, including the entities matching the query term and the facet entities related to the matching entities, on a display; and indicating on the display pairs of displayed search result entities identified in the index as related; wherein said obtaining, retrieving, and providing steps are implemented in either of: a) computer hardware configured to perform said obtaining, retrieving, and providing steps; or b) computer software embodied in a non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable storage medium.