AUTOMATED SEARCH
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1. A method comprising:
- collecting status information about an entity based on a search condition set by a user;
comparing collected status information with the search condition to determine relevancy;
automatically initiating a search when the collected status information is relevant to the search condition; and
providing search results to the user,wherein the search condition is selected from the group consisting of spatial, temporal, social and activity conditions.
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Abstract
A system and method for automated search which may allow users to program their mobile devices to automatically bring up search results when a user or his mobile device meets a certain set of spatial, temporal, activity, or social context conditions.
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23 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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collecting status information about an entity based on a search condition set by a user; comparing collected status information with the search condition to determine relevancy; automatically initiating a search when the collected status information is relevant to the search condition; and providing search results to the user, wherein the search condition is selected from the group consisting of spatial, temporal, social and activity conditions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a tracking server for collecting an entity'"'"'s status information; and a database for storing a search condition; and an automated search query server, comparing the entity'"'"'s status information with the search condition to determine whether they are relevant, and automatically initiating a search when they are relevant. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium having instructions which, when performed by a computer, perform a method comprising:
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collecting status information about an entity based on a search condition set by a user; comparing collected status information with the search condition to determine relevancy; automatically initiating a search when the collected status information is relevant to the search condition; and providing search results to the user, wherein the search condition is selected from the group consisting of spatial, temporal, social and activity conditions.
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