System and method for contextualizing query instructions using user's recent search history

摘要

Disclosed is a system and method for providing search suggestions to a user based on the user's previously entered search queries. A computing device stores a global set of search suggestions. The computing device receives over a network from a user computer operated by a user one or more alphanumeric characters forming a portion of a search query. The computing device determines a search suggestion to the portion of the search query from the global set of search suggestions based on a search history of the user, the search history of the user comprising a plurality of search queries entered by the user within a predetermined period of time. The computing device transmits to the user computer the search suggestion for display by the user computer.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
storing, by a server computer, a global set of search suggestions; receiving, by the server computer over a network from a user computer operated by a user, one or more alphanumeric characters forming a portion of a search query; determining, by the server computer, a search suggestion to the portion of the search query from the global set of search suggestions based on a search history of the user operating the user computer, the search history of the user comprising a plurality of search queries entered by the user within a predetermined past period of time; converting, by the server computer, the plurality of search queries into a set of units; determining, by the server computer, a set of query pairs q1 and q2 from the set of units; and transmitting, by the server computer to the user computer, the search suggestion for display by the user computer.