US 11,748,405 B2
Method and apparatus for presenting search results
Amihai Savir, Sansana (IL); Anat Parush Tzur, Be'er Sheva (IL); and Or Herman Saffar, Ofakim (IL)
Assigned to EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US)
Filed by EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US)
Filed on Oct. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/502,102.
Prior Publication US 2023/0117678 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 16/738 (2019.01); G06F 16/735 (2019.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 16/739 (2019.01) [G06F 16/735 (2019.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving an instant search query that is associated with a video file;
retrieving a plurality of search results in response to the instant search query, each of the search results corresponding to a different section in the video file;
performing a search of a cache to identify a prior search query that matches the instant search query, the search being-performed after the plurality of search results is retrieved in response to the search query;
retrieving, from the cache, an initial selection result that is associated with the prior search query, the initial selection result being a prior search result that was returned in response to the prior search query and selected first among a plurality of prior search results that were returned in response to the prior search query,
comparing each of the search results to the initial selection result to determine a respective degree of similarity between the search result and the initial selection result;
identifying a given one of the plurality of search results that has a highest degree of similarity to the initial selection result; and
displaying the plurality of search results on a display device, wherein displaying the plurality of search results includes displaying the given search result in a manner that causes the given search result to stand out relative to the rest of the plurality of search results.