Patent ID: 9152676
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving a query in a computer system, the computer system comprising one or more computers, the query including an entity; parsing the query to extract the entity; generating in the computer system a group of candidate aspects for the entity; for each pair of one or more pairs of candidate aspects, calculating a similarity score for the pair based on identifying respective aspect sets of search results corresponding to respective queries of candidate aspects in the pair of candidate aspects and comparing search results in the aspect sets of search results; modifying in the computer system the group of candidate aspects to generate a group of modified candidate aspects based on the similarity score for the candidate aspects, the modifying comprising ranking in the computer system one or more modified candidate aspects in the group of modified candidate aspects based on a diversity score and a popularity score; associating in the computer system one or more highest ranked modified candidate aspects with the entity; receiving in the computer system one or more sets of search results; and providing a presentation of the search results in response to the query, the presentation presenting the search results organized according to the modified candidate aspects associated with the entity.