Search quality via query provenance visualization

摘要

Methods and arrangements for enhancing search quality. Query search results are displayed, and search query provenance related to the search results is graphically depicted. There is graphically accorded an investigative function to avail investigation of at least one aspect of the search query provenance.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
displaying query search results; and graphically depicting search query provenance related to the search results; said depicting comprising: graphically according an investigative function to avail investigation of at least one aspect of the search query provenance; graphically displaying at least one interpretation rendered in producing the search results; and graphically displaying tracking of the search results; wherein said graphically displaying at least one interpretation comprises ranking interpretations rendered in producing the search results; and wherein said depicting comprises graphically displaying interpretations rendered in producing search results, via displaying for each interpretation a geometric shape of a size generally proportional to predominance of an interpretation in the search results.