Ambiguous structured search queries on online social networks

摘要

In one embodiment, a method includes accessing a social graph that includes a plurality of nodes and edges, receiving an unstructured text query comprising an ambiguous n-gram, identifying nodes and edges that correspond to the ambiguous n-gram, generating a first set of structured queries corresponding to the identified second nodes and edges, receiving from the first user a selection of a first structured query form the first set, and generating a second set of structured queries based on the selected first structured query.

主权项

1. A method comprising, by a computing device:
accessing a social graph comprising a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges connecting the nodes, each of the edges between two of the nodes representing a single degree of separation between them, the nodes comprising:
a first node corresponding to a first user associated with an online social network; anda plurality of second nodes that each correspond to a concept or a second user associated with the online social network; receiving from the first user an unstructured text query comprising an ambiguous n-gram; identifying a plurality of second nodes or a plurality of edges corresponding to the ambiguous n-gram; generating a first set of structured queries, each structured query from the first set of structured queries corresponding to an identified second node or identified edge, the structured query comprising a reference to the identified second node or identified edge; receiving from the first user a selection of a first structured query from the first set of structured queries, the first structured query corresponding to a selected second node or selected edge from the identified second nodes or identified edges, respectively; and generating a second set of structured queries, each structured query of the second set of structured queries comprising a reference to the selected second node or selected edge.