30. A method for providing search results in response to a search query from a user, the method comprising: building a temporal profile of the search query from temporal data associated with documents retrieved in response to a search query, the temporal profile capable of being temporally ambiguous, the temporal profile capable of being temporally unambiguous, and the temporal profile capable of being atemporal, such that the temporal profile is at least one of: temporally ambiguous, temporally unambiguous, and atemporal; identifying the search query as one of temporally ambiguous, temporally unambiguous or atemporal to the user; predicting an average precision of the search query using a combination of at least one temporal feature of the temporal profile and a content feature of the documents retrieved in response to the search query, as well as the identification of the query as temporally ambiguous, temporally unambiguous or atemporal; determining from the average precision whether the search query would benefit from relevance feedback from the user; and constructing an interactive display capable of being presented to the user for obtaining the relevance feedback from the user if there is a determination that the search query will benefit from the relevance feedback from the user.
31. The method of claim 30 wherein constructing the interactive display comprises constructing a timeline comprising: a) temporal event indicators; and b) temporal event summaries corresponding with the temporal event indicators.