MOBILE SEARCH SERVICE DISCOVERY

• US 20070198485A1
• Filed: 05/10/2006
• Published: 08/23/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Blue Hills Series 95 of Allied Security Trust I (Allied Security Trust)
• Original Assignee: Jumptap Incorporated (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Ramer, Jorey, Doughty, Dennis, Soroca, Adam
• Application Number:
  US11/382,648
• Publication Number:
  US 20070198485A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation

Abstract

In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for receiving a search request from a mobile communication facility and presenting at least one available search category relating to the search query to the mobile communication facility for selection.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a search request from a mobile communication facility; and

presenting at least one available search category relating to the search request to the mobile communication facility for selection.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein the search category is a web search category.

22. The method of claim 1, wherein the search category is an intranet search category.

23. The method of claim 1, wherein the search category is an extranet category.

24. The method of claim 1, wherein the search category is a wireless provider category.

25. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one available search category comprises a plurality of available search categories.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the plurality of available search categories are arranged in an order for presentation on the mobile communication facility.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the order is determined by a relevance.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the relevance is based at least in part on information relating to the mobile communication facility.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein the information relating to the mobile communication facility is user information.

30. The method of claim 28, wherein the information relating to the mobile communication facility is transaction information.

31. The method of claim 28, wherein the information relating to the mobile communication facility is location information.

32. The method of claim 28, wherein the information relating to the mobile communication facility is user history information.

33. The method of claim 28, wherein the information relating to the mobile communication facility is mobile communication facility device information.

34. The method of claim 27, wherein the relevance is based at least in part on information relating to a wireless provider.

35. The method of claim 27, wherein the relevance is based at least in part on the search request.

36. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one available search category is associated with a search vertical.

69. The method of claim 1, further comprising presenting search results in connection with the search category.

99. The method of claim 69, wherein the presentation of the available search categories is associated with a vertical on the mobile communication facility.

2-20. -20. (canceled)

37-68. -68. (canceled)

70-98. -98. (canceled)

100-103. -103. (canceled)

104. A system comprising:

a receiving facility adapted to receive a search request from a mobile communication facility; and

a presenting facility adapted to present at least one available search category relating to the search request to the mobile communication facility for selection.

105-206. -206. (canceled)