Refining search results based on touch gestures

An electronic device, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• memory coupled to the one or more processors;
• a touch-sensitive display communicatively coupled to the one or more processors to render a content item and to detect user inputs of varying force;
• a content item stored in the memory;
• and
• a search refinement module, stored in the memory and executable on the one or more processors to:
• receive an indication that the touch-sensitive display has detected a user input selecting a term within the content item with an initial amount of force;
• cause display of initial search results associated with the selected term on the touch-sensitive display at least partly in response to the receiving of the indication associated with the user input;
• receive an indication that the touch-sensitive display has detected another user input having a greater or lesser amount of force than the initial amount of force;
• and
• refine the initial search results displayed on the touch-sensitive display to generate refined search results, the refining of the initial search results at least partly in response to the receiving of the indication associated with the another user input, the refined search results comprising at least a subset of the initial search results.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform acts comprising:

• detecting an initial selection of a term in a content item being output by a touch-sensitive display;
• forming a query comprising the selected term and causing display of search results associated with the query on the touch-sensitive display at least partly in response to the detecting of the initial selection;
• detecting a predefined user gesture on the touch-sensitive display during the display of the search results by the touch-sensitive display;
• and
• refining the search results displayed on the touch-sensitive display at least partly in response to the detecting of the predefined gesture, the refined search results overlapping at least in part with the search results.

A method comprising:

• under control of one or more computing systems configured with specific executable instructions,
• detecting an initial selection of a portion of a content item being output by a touch-sensitive display and measuring a force of the initial selection on the touch-sensitive display;
• causing display of search results associated with the selected portion of the content item on the touch-sensitive display at least partly in response to the detecting of the initial selection;
• detecting a force on the touch-sensitive display that is greater or lesser than the measured force of the initial selection;
• and
• refining the search results displayed on the touch-sensitive display at least partly in response to the detecting of the greater or lesser force, the refining the search results including generating a refined query based at least in part on a query that returned the search results.