Method and apparatus for generating a search query for a search engine
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsElizabeth Goldwyn Gibson, Harry E. Blanchard
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting, by a processing system including a processor, access to a search engine by a user; obtaining a user model associated with the user; generating, by the processing system, a search query according to the user model; and presenting an overlay on a graphical user interface of the search engine, wherein the graphical user interface includes the search query field, and wherein the overlay includes the search query. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Claims20
A device, comprising:
- a processing system including a processor;
- and
- a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
- detecting access, by a user, to a search engine, wherein the access causes a search query field for the search engine to be presented at a display coupled to the device, and wherein a first entity that manages the search engine is identified and is distinct from a second entity that manages a user model associated with the user;
- and
- presenting a search query, wherein the search query is generated according to the user model associated with the user, a topic of interest for the user that is predicted according to the user model, and an identity of the first entity, wherein generating of the search query is performed prior to user input at the search query field, and wherein the user model is generated based on current events, demographics of the user, a search history of the user, a media consumption history of the user, or a combination thereof.
A method, comprising:
- detecting, by a processing system including a processor, access to a search engine by a user, wherein the access causes a search query field for the search engine to be presented at a display;
- obtaining, by the processing system, a user model associated with the user, wherein the user model is generated based on current events, demographics of the user, a search history of the user, a media consumption history of the user, or a combination thereof;
- predicting, by the processing system, a topic of interest for the user according to the user model;
- generating, by the processing system, a search query according to the user model and the topic of interest;
- and
- presenting, by the processing system, an overlay on a graphical user interface of the search engine, wherein the graphical user interface includes the search query field, and wherein the overlay includes the search query.
A machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
- detecting access, by a user, to a search engine, wherein the access causes a search query field for the search engine to be presented at a display;
- obtaining a user model associated with the user, wherein the user model is generated based on current events, demographics of the user, a search history of the user, a media consumption history of the user, or a combination thereof;
- determining a user activity that the user is engaged in or has been engaged in within a particular time period prior to the detecting the access to the search engine;
- predicting a topic of interest for the user according to the user model and the user activity;
- generating a search query according to the user model and the topic of interest, wherein the generating the search query is performed prior to user input at the search query field;
- and
- presenting the search query.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.