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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2013
Applicant:
Linkedin Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Shakti Dhirendraji Sinha, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abhimanyu Lad, San Mateo, CA (US);
Ramesh Dommeti, San Jose, CA (US);
Bradley Scott Mauney, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ashley Woodman Hall, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Scott Blackburn, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/3053 (2013.01); G06F 17/3064 (2013.01); G06F 17/3071 (2013.01); G06F 17/30705 (2013.01); G06F 17/30867 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0201 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0204 (2013.01); G06Q 50/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for searching for information within social networks are described. In some examples embodiments, a search assist system receives a query, such as a partial query, identifies two or more categories of data that include information satisfying the query, ranks the identified categories of data based on various selection criteria, and presents suggested search terms based on the rankings.