Patent ID: 7627548
Filing Date: 2009-12-01
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method performed by a server, the method comprising: identifying, by a processor of the server, prior query data, where the prior query data includes at least query term information and category information associated with search results returned based on the query term information, where the prior query data further includes at least: determining, by the processor, whether the category information is a synonym for the query term information, where the determining comprises: receiving, by the processor, a subsequent search request relating to the query term information or the category information; refining, by the processor, the subsequent search request based on the query term information and the category information when the query term information is a synonym for the category information; performing, by the processor, a search based on the refined search request; and providing, by the processor, search results based on the search.