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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2011
Abhinandan S. Das, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Bartlomiej Niechwiej, Fremont, CA (US);
Jonathan J. Effrat, Mountain View, CA (US);
Marcin K. Wichary, San Francisco, CA (US);
Abhinandan S. Das, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Bartlomiej Niechwiej, Fremont, CA (US);
Jonathan J. Effrat, Mountain View, CA (US);
Marcin K. Wichary, San Francisco, CA (US);
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for obtaining query completions. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a query input in a search engine query input field in a user interface. The method also includes submitting the query input as a first query stem to an autocompletion module. The method also includes receiving a first response from the autocompletion module, the first response providing no first query autocompletions. The method also includes submitting a second query stem to the autocompletion module, the second query stem being the first query stem with a first prefix removed. The method also includes receiving a second response from the autocompletion module including one or more second autocompletions satisfying a second quality test. The method also includes providing second autocompletions for presentation on the user interface.