| 摘要 |
When categories are assigned to pieces of information, a search can be focused based on the categories. In an online forum, information is categorized by topic, and a search can be focused on the topic by adding additional search terms or restrictions to a search query, where the additional search terms or restrictions are based upon the categories. The restrictions may restrict the search to a particular web site that is determined based upon the category. In an online forum for answering questions, where the questions are categorized by topic, information related to a question may be located by performing a Web search for search terms extracted from the question. The search can be focused on relevant web sites restricting the search to sites that are related to the question's category. The results of the search may be displayed as related links alongside the question in the online forum. |
| 主权项 |
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a computing device, a question associated with an information category; extracting, by the computing device, at least one search term from the question; generating, by the computing device, a search query based upon the at least one search term; adding, by the computing device, at least one restricting term to the search query, the at least one restricting term based upon the information category and comprising a site scope modifier to restrict the query to at least one web site associated with the information category the site scope modifier specifying the at least one web site to which the query is restricted; selecting, by the computing device, the at least one web site associated with the information category from a mapping table that associates the at least one web site with the information category, the mapping table specific to a type of online forum; and conducting, by the computing device, a search of a hyperlinked environment for at least one document that matches the search query. |
