Presenting information for containers in search results

Abstract

Methods and systems to build containers of uncategorized items are described. In some example embodiments, the methods and systems access a search query received by a network-based publication system, identify a container of uncategorized items having a title that satisfies the search query, and return a result for the search query that is associated with the identified container.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . A method, comprising:
 generating, by one or more processors of a machine, a plurality of containers, each container including a cluster of one or more items of a subset of a dynamically changing inventory of items;   determining that a container has a title that matches a received search query and includes one or more uncategorized items associated with the inventory;   calculating a match score for each uncategorized item based on a comparison to the search query; and   generating a container page displaying information associated with an uncategorized item having a best match score.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 identifying the titles of containers visited in a user session of a publication system;   identifying co-occurrences of container titles within the user session; and   associating two or more container titles based on the identified co-occurrences.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 generating an additional container page displaying information associated with one or more of the uncategorized items, wherein the container page includes a linking of the two or more container titles.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 generating a web page that includes an association of the two or more container titles.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 mining website session data with respect to a user session of a publication system;   identifying a plurality of containers viewed during the user session, each container including a cluster of one or more uncategorized items;   determining that a title of a first container of the plurality matches a title of a second container of the plurality; and   determining that both the first container and the second container have titles that match a received search query.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 generating a container page, based on the determining both the first container and the second container have titles that match a received search query, the container page displaying information associated with one or more of the uncategorized items.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the container page includes a linking of the title of the first container to the title of the second container. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the displayed information is determined based on a comparison of the one or more uncategorized items to the search query. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 generating a web page that includes an association of the title of the first container to the title of the second container.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 generating a display of search results that includes an association of the title of the first container to the title of the second container.   
     
     
         12 . A system, comprising:
 a processor and executable instructions accessible on a computer-readable medium that, when executed, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
 generating a plurality of containers, each container including a cluster of one or more items of a subset of a dynamically changing inventory of items; 
 determining that a container has a title that matches a received search query and includes one or more uncategorized items associated with the inventory; 
 calculating a match score for each uncategorized item based on a comparison to the search query; and 
 generating a container page displaying information associated with an uncategorized item having a best match score. 
   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 identifying the titles of containers visited in a user session of a publication system;   identifying co-occurrences of container titles within the user session; and   associating two or more container titles based on the identified co-occurrences.   
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 generating an additional container page displaying information associated with one or more of the uncategorized items, wherein the container page includes a linking of the two or more container titles.   
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 generating a web page that includes an association of the two or more container titles.   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 mining website session data with respect to a user session of a publication system;   identifying a plurality of containers viewed during the user session, each container including a cluster of one or more uncategorized items;   determining that a title of a first container of the plurality matches a title of a second container of the plurality; and   determining that both the first container and the second container have titles that match a received search query.   
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 generating a container page, based on the determining both the first container and the second container have titles that match a received search query, the container page displaying information associated with one or more of the uncategorized items.   
     
     
         18 . A computer-readable hardware storage device having stored therein a set of program instructions which, when executed by the computer causes the computer to perform operations comprising:
 generating, by one or more processors of a machine, a plurality of containers, each container including a cluster of one or more items of a subset of a dynamically changing inventory of items;   determining that a container has a title that matches a received search query and includes one or more uncategorized items associated with the inventory;   calculating a match score for each uncategorized item based on a comparison to the search query; and   generating a container page displaying information associated with an uncategorized item having a best match score.   
     
     
         19 . The computer-readable hardware storage device of  claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 generating an additional container page displaying information associated with one or more of the uncategorized items, wherein the container page includes a linking of the two or more container titles.   
     
     
         20 . The computer-readable hardware storage device of  claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 generating a web page that includes an association of the two or more container titles.   
     
     
         21 . The computer-readable hardware storage device of  claim 18 , further comprising:
 mining website session data with respect to a user session of a publication system;   identifying a plurality of containers viewed during the user session, each container including a cluster of one or more uncategorized items;   determining that a title of a first container of the plurality matches a title of a second container of the plurality;   determining that both the first container and the second container have titles that match a received search query; and   generating a container page, based on the determining both the first container and the second container have titles that match a received search query, the container page displaying information associated with one or more of the uncategorized items.