Patent ID: 8930390
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for performing a web search by a search engine, said method comprising: using a processor device, performing steps of: providing an interface embedded within available space of a first search results page served to a user in response to a search query, said embedded interface enabling the user's submission of an input action representing the user's query intent and desired search results presentation wherein the embedded interface is not visible to the user; receiving the input action directly from the embedded interface on the first search results page, comprising receiving a symbol generated by the user on the embedded interface; interpreting the input action as a command refining search results from the first search results page; reformulating the search query to incorporate the command represented by the input action, said reformulated search query to be executed directly from the first search results page; and providing a second search results page to the user in response to the reformulated search query; wherein when the symbol comprises a shape of a number seven, providing the second search results page comprises: retrieving a set of meta-data/attributes across the search results from the reformulated query; and generating a tabular view of the search results from the reformulated query, said tabular view comprising: