Techniques for search optimization on mobile devices

A system comprising:

• a computer-readable medium having instructions stored there on, which, when executed by a processor, cause the system to:
• receive a portion of a query;
• determine if it is appropriate for a call to be made for search results responsive to a search based on the portion of the query;
• in response to a determination that it is appropriate for a call to be made for search results responsive to the portion of the query:
• call for results to the search from a local database on the mobile device;
• call for results to the search from a non-local data source separated from the mobile device by a network;
• receive results to the search from the local database;
• display at least a portion of the results to the search from the local database in a user interface of the mobile device;
• subsequently to displaying the results to the search from the local database in a user interface of the mobile device:
• receive results to the search from the non-local data source;
• and
• display the results to the search from the non-local data source in the user interface of the mobile device along with the results to the search from the local database.

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions, which when implemented by one or more machines, cause the one or more machines to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a portion of a query;
• determining if it is appropriate for a call to be made for search results responsive to a search based on the portion of the query;
• in response to a determination that it is appropriate for a call to be made for search results responsive to the portion of the query:
• calling for results to the search from a local database on the mobile device;
• calling for results to the search from a non-local data source separated from the mobile device by a network;
• receiving results to the search from the local database;
• displaying at least a portion of the results to the search from the local database in a user interface of the mobile device;
• subsequently to displaying the results to the search from the local database in a user interface of the mobile device:
• receiving results to the search from the non-local data source;
• and
• displaying the results to the search from the non-local data source in the user interface of the mobile device along with the results to the search from the local database.