Providing Suggestions During Formation of a Search Query
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, via a search box comprising a native part of a Web browser, a text string associated with a user'"'"'s search query;
communicating the text string to a search provider;
receiving information communicated from the search provider, wherein said information includes at least non-textual information; and
rendering said information in a search box drop down menu associated with said search box.
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Abstract
Various embodiments enable information, in addition to textual information, to be presented to a user when the user enters a search query in a search box forming part of a user interface of an application. In one or more embodiments, a Web browser provides a search box in which a user can enter a search query. While the user is entering a search query, the Web browser can communicate with a third-party search provider to receive information, such as non-textual information, which can be presented to the user to assist in formulating their search query. The non-textual information can include images and other visual information of a non-textual nature.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, via a search box comprising a native part of a Web browser, a text string associated with a user'"'"'s search query; communicating the text string to a search provider; receiving information communicated from the search provider, wherein said information includes at least non-textual information; and rendering said information in a search box drop down menu associated with said search box. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. One or more computer-readable storage media embodying computer-readable instructions which, when executed, implement a method comprising:
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receiving, via a search box comprising a native part of a Web browser, a text string associated with a user'"'"'s search query; communicating the text string to a search provider via the Internet; receiving, from the search provider, a response file that includes one or more parameters that describe information to be displayed in a search box drop down menu, the one or more parameters describing one or more of;
sections to display, labels for a particular section, or an order of sections; andprocessing the response file and rendering the information in the search box drop down menu. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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one or more computer-readable storage media; computer-readable instructions embodied on the one or more computer-readable storage media, the instructions providing a Web browser configured to; ascertain that a user has conducted a search and is on a search provider results page; track which links the user navigates to from the search provider results page; receive, via a search box comprising a native part of the Web browser, a text string associated with a user'"'"'s search query; and recommend one or more links based on links to which the user has navigated in the past using the search provider results page. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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