Searching a database using a cellular telephone
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1. A method of searching a database using an electronic device, comprising:
- receiving a first text message from the electronic device;
providing a first search query to the electronic device in response to the first text message, the first search query being incomplete;
receiving a second text message from the electronic device, the second text message comprising a second search query, the second search query comprising a completed version of the first search query;
using the second search query to obtain a search of the database; and
providing results of the search to the electronic device.
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Searching a database using an electronic device includes receiving a first text message from the electronic device, providing a first search query to the electronic device in response to the first text message, where first search query is incomplete, receiving a second text message from the electronic device, where the second text message includes a second search query, and where the second search query includes a completed version of the first search query, using the second search query to obtain a search of the database, and providing results of the search to the electronic device.
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1. A method of searching a database using an electronic device, comprising:
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receiving a first text message from the electronic device; providing a first search query to the electronic device in response to the first text message, the first search query being incomplete; receiving a second text message from the electronic device, the second text message comprising a second search query, the second search query comprising a completed version of the first search query; using the second search query to obtain a search of the database; and providing results of the search to the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of searching the Internet using a cellular telephone, comprising:
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receiving a text message from the cellular telephone; using the text message to obtain information from the Internet; providing the information to the cellular telephone. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. One or more machine-readable media for storing instructions to search a database using an electronic device, the instructions for causing one or more processing devices to:
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receive a first text message from the electronic device; provide a first search query to the electronic device in response to the first text message, the first search query being incomplete; receive a second text message from the electronic device, the second text message comprising a second search query, the second search query comprising a completed version of the first search query; use the second search query to obtain a search of the database; and provide results of the search to the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. One or more machine-readable media for storing instructions to search the Internet using a cellular telephone, the instructions for causing one or more processing devices to:
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receive a text message from the cellular telephone; use the text message to obtain information from the Internet; provide the information to the cellular telephone. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A system comprising:
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memory to store instructions that are executable; and one or more processing devices to execute the instructions to; receive a first text message from the electronic device; provide a first search query to the electronic device in response to the first text message, the first search query being incomplete; receive a second text message from the electronic device, the second text message comprising a second search query, the second search query comprising a completed version of the first search query; use the second search query to obtain a search of the database; and provide results of the search to the electronic device. receive a third text message from the electronic device; retrieve e-mail from one or more e-mail accounts in response to the third text message; generate a hyperlink to the e-mail; and send the hyperlink to the electronic device.
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