Patent Document ID: 9626455
Application ID: 14267340

Base Claim:
1. A method for providing for display an estimated relevance indicator for a result set of documents, the method comprising: receiving, at a computer comprising a processor and a memory component, a search query, wherein the search query includes a plurality of query terms; searching a database using the search query to identify the result set of documents, wherein the result set of documents are identified based on the search query; calculating an estimated relevance score for the result set of documents, wherein the estimated relevance score is indicative of a degree to which the result set of documents are relevant to the search query; providing for display on a graphical user interface a results feedback element and an estimated relevance element comprising the estimated relevance indicator based on the estimated relevance score, wherein the estimated relevance indicator provides a visual indication of the degree to which the result set of documents are relevant to the search query; updating the results feedback element based on the result set of documents; and updating the estimated relevance element to display the estimated relevance indicator based on the estimated relevance score.

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Claim 4:
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining one or more query characteristics indicative of a characteristic of the search query, wherein the estimated relevance score is calculated based on the one or more query characteristics.