Auto complete search box based on the user's context to reduce user's input
AssigneeYahoo! Inc.
InventorCanhua Li
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Abstract
In one embodiment, contextual information pertaining to a user's context may be ascertained. A request for suggested search queries pertaining to the user's context may be received via a device. One or more key words that are pertinent to the context may be ascertained. One or more suggested search queries may be provided based, at least in part, upon the one or more key words, wherein the one or more suggested search queries are provided for presentation via the device prior to receiving input from the user via a search box of the device.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- identifying a content item that is presented to a user via a device or another device;
- receiving a request for suggested search queries pertaining to the content item via the device;
- ascertaining one or more key words that are pertinent to the content item;
- and
- providing one or more suggested search queries based, at least in part, upon the one or more key words, wherein the one or more suggested search queries are provided for presentation via the device prior to receiving input from the user via a search box of the device.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory, at least one of the processor or the memory being configured to:
- ascertain contextual information pertaining to a context of a user;
- receive a request for suggested search queries pertaining to the context via a device;
- ascertain one or more key words that are pertinent to the context;
- and
- provide one or more suggested search queries based, at least in part, upon the one or more key words, wherein the one or more suggested search queries are provided for presentation via the device prior to receiving input from the user via a search box of the device.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing thereon computer-readable instructions, comprising:
- instructions for determining that an indication that a user has switched to a search box via a device from a previous context has been received;
- instructions for obtaining suggested search queries that are pertinent to the context;
- and
- instructions for presenting the suggested search queries via the device prior to receiving input from the user via the search box.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.