Abstract: A method and a system for generating fresh query suggestions includes receiving an indication of at least a portion of a given search query, selecting, based on the indication, a set of query suggestions, each of the query suggestion being associated with a frequency of use of a first scale, acquiring a set of fresh query suggestions, each of the fresh query suggestions being associated with a frequency of use of a second scale, scaling each frequency of use of the second scale to obtain a frequency of use of the first scale, merging the set of query suggestions and the set of fresh query suggestions to generate an amalgamated suggestions set, and generating a subset of ranked query suggestions for displaying on a device based on the amalgamated suggestions set, a given query suggestion of the subset being one of a fresh query suggestion and a query suggestion.

Abstract: A method and a system for generating fresh query suggestions comprising: receiving an indication of at least a portion of a given search query, selecting, based on the indication, a set of query suggestions, each of the query suggestion being associated with a frequency of use of a first scale, acquiring a set of fresh query suggestions, each of the fresh query suggestions being associated with a frequency of use of a second scale, scaling each frequency of use of the second scale to obtain a frequency of use of the first scale, merging the set of query suggestions and the set of fresh query suggestions to generate an amalgamated suggestions set, and generating a subset of ranked query suggestions for displaying on a device based on the amalgamated suggestions set, a given query suggestion of the subset being one of a fresh query suggestion and a query suggestion.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method and a system for generating a search query completion suggestion. The method comprises receiving at least a portion of a search query and determining a first query component therein. A suggested second query component related to the first query component is generated, the search query completion suggestion containing the first query component and the suggested second query component. A list of potentially banned words is accessed to determine if the first query component matches any of the potentially banned words maintained therein. It is then determined if the potentially banned word is associated with a ban marker or an unban marker. A list of ban or unban markers respectively is accessed to determine if the suggested second query component matches any of the ban or unban markers maintained therein, the search query completion suggestion being generated or not generated accordingly.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method and a system for generating a search query completion suggestion. The method comprises receiving at least a portion of a search query and determining a first query component therein. A suggested second query component related to the first query component is generated, the search query completion suggestion containing the first query component and the suggested second query component. A list of potentially banned words is accessed to determine if the first query component matches any of the potentially banned words maintained therein. It is then determined if the potentially banned word is associated with a ban marker or an unban marker. A list of ban or unban markers respectively is accessed to determine if the suggested second query component matches any of the ban or unban markers maintained therein, the search query completion suggestion being generated or not generated accordingly.