International Business Machines Corporation
Method and system to train users interacting with a search engine

Abstract:

The present invention provides a method and system for training a user to use a complete sentence as a search query in a site level engine search. The user enters a keyword or partial keyword as a search query, then a list of sentences is found from a search history or online sources. The found sentences containing the keyword or partial keyword can be ordered by popularity of search and presented to the user along with a recommendation to use a sentence similar to a spoken sentence as a search query in order to obtain more accurate and detailed results.