Automatically providing content associated with captured information, such as information captured in real-time
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorsMartin T. King, Redwood Stephens, Claes-Fredrik Mannby, Jesse Peterson, Mark Sanvitale, Michael J. Smith, Christopher J. Daley-Watson
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Abstract
A system and method for automatically providing content associated with captured information is described. In some examples, the system receives input by a user, and automatically provides content or links to content associated with the input. In some examples, the system receives input via text entry or by capturing text from a rendered document, such as a printed document, an object, an audio stream, and so on.
Claims16
A method comprising:
- receiving text at a first computing device;
- selecting, by the first computing device, a portion of the received text absent user interaction with the portion of the received text;
- forming a query based at least in part upon the selected portion of the received text, wherein the query includes a first portion that is associated with the selected portion of the text;
- selecting, from among multiple different indexes, at least one index to search based on the query;
- transmitting, by the first computing device, the query to at least one of one or more second computing devices based at least in part on the selected index;
- receiving information relevant to the query from at least one of the one or more second computing devices;
- and
- displaying, by the computing device, the relevant information.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium whose contents, when executed by a first computing device, cause the first computing device to perform operations comprising:
- receiving text;
- selecting a portion of the received text;
- forming a query based at least in part upon the selected portion of the received text, wherein the query includes a first portion that is associated with the selected portion of the text;
- selecting, from among multiple different indexes, at least one index to search based on the query;
- transmitting the query to at least one of one or more second computing devices based at least in part on the selected index;
- receiving information relevant to the query from at least one of the one or more second computing devices;
- and
- displaying the relevant information.
The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim, 10, wherein execution of the contents further cause the first computing device to perform operations comprising:
- receiving an indication of a selected electronic content source;
- and
- in response to the received indication of the selected electronic content source, providing content from the selected electronic content source.
A system comprising:
- a text analysis component, including one or more processors, that receives text and selects a portion of the received text absent user interaction with the portion of the received text;
- and
- a query generation component, including one or more processors, that interacts with the text analysis component and executes instructions that cause the query generation component to perform operations comprising:
- forming a query based at least in part upon the selected portion of the received text, wherein the query includes a first portion that is associated with the selected portion of the text;
- and
- selecting, from among multiple different indexes, at least one index to search based on the query;
- a communications and routing component that interacts with the query generation component and executes instructions that cause the query generation component to perform operations comprising:
- transmitting the query to at least one of one or more second computing devices based at least in part on the selected index;
- and
- receiving information relevant to the query from at least one of the one or more second computing devices;
- and
- a user interface that interacts with the communications and routing component and displays the relevant information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.