Global Patent Index - EP 3014486 A1

EP 3014486 A1 20160504 - PERSON SEARCH UTILIZING ENTITY EXPANSION

Title (en)

PERSON SEARCH UTILIZING ENTITY EXPANSION

Title (de)

PERSONENSUCHE MIT ENTITÄTSERWEITERUNG

Title (fr)

RECHERCHE DE PERSONNE À L'AIDE DE DÉVELOPPEMENT D'ENTITÉ

Publication

EP 3014486 A1 20160504 (EN)

Application

EP 14740077 A 20140624

Priority

  • US 201313931922 A 20130629
  • US 2014043750 W 20140624

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2014209925A1] Presented are systems and methods, as well as computer readable media, for responding to a search query for content (or references to content) relating to a person identified in the search query. According to various embodiments, upon receiving a search query from a computer user, related entity data is obtained from at least one related entity source for the identified person. Related entity data comprises at least one of a related entity (or entities) or a category associated with the identified person. An expanded search query is generated according to the search query from the computer user and the related entity data. Search results are obtained according to the expanded search query and a search results presentation is generated and returned to the computer user in response to the search query.

IPC 8 full level

G06F 17/30 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G06F 16/3338 (2019.01 - EP); G06F 16/951 (2019.01 - EP); G06F 16/953 (2019.01 - US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2014209925 A1 20141231; CN 105493082 A 20160413; EP 3014486 A1 20160504; KR 20160026907 A 20160309

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2014043750 W 20140624; CN 201480037264 A 20140624; EP 14740077 A 20140624; KR 20157036770 A 20140624