Patent Document ID: 8793260
Application ID: 13440977

Base Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method for responding to a search query, the method comprising each of the following as implemented on a computer comprising at least a processor and a memory: identifying a plurality of entities specified in a search query received from a user; obtaining a set of search results responsive to the search query; selecting a pivot entity from the plurality of entities; identifying a pivoted set of search queries relating to the pivot entity; generating a search results page responsive to the search query, the search results page including at least some of the obtained search results and the pivoted set of search queries; and returning the search results page to the user responsive to the search query.

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Claim 7:
7. The method of claim 1 further comprising identifying an expanded set of entities related to the plurality of entities specified in the search query, and wherein selecting the pivot entity from the plurality of entities further comprises selecting the pivot entity from the plurality of entities and the expanded set of entities.