Patent ID: 11481387

Abstract:
A method is provided. The method comprises receiving, from a user device, a current search query that is in an unstructured format; after receiving the current search query from the user device, retrieving a corresponding current list of facets with a current list of associated values and a context of the current search query, the context comprising a previous search query from the user device and a corresponding previous list of facets with a previous list of associated values; determining a group of actions on one or more of the current list of facets with the current list of associated values and the previous list of facets with the previous list of associated values based on the current search query; creating an updated list of facets with an updated list of associated values based on the group of actions; generating a database query based on the updated list of facets with the updated list of associated values; causing a database search with the database query; transmitting a search result of the database search to the user device, wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.