Scenario-adaptive input method editor

One or more computer storage media having stored thereupon a plurality of computer executable instructions that, when executed a processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:

• determining that a user is using an input method editor (IME) to input one or more input candidates into a user interface of a computer application;
• determining a scenario of an input of the user;
• determining one or more queries input by the user into a user interface of the IME;
• determining that a desired type of input candidate to be presented at the user interface of the IME includes one or more rich candidates;
• and
• identifying or generating the rich candidates at least partly based on their relevancies to the scenario and the queries.

A system comprising:

• memory storing one or more modules;
• one or more processors operably coupled to the memory to execute one or more modules, the one or more modules including:
• a user interface that receives one or more queries from a user;
• a collection component that collects data relating to a scenario of an input of the user, the data including data relating to a scenario of a computer application to which the user is to input one or more input candidates and a context of the queries in view of contents displayed at a user interface of the computer application;
• an analysis component that analyzes the collected data to determine a desired type of input candidate to request and the scenario, the type of input candidates including a text candidate and a rich candidate;
• a selection component that selects a scenario-tuned and type-specific input candidate engine from an engine pool based on the queries, the scenario, and the determined desired type of input candidates to identify the input candidates;
• and
• a presentation component that displays the identified input candidates at the user interface.