Dynamic Selection of Point-Of-Interest Search Services
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1. A method for point-of-interest search comprising:
- receiving a search request at a mobile device;
formulating a search query using the search request and a location information;
sending the search query to a search resource selector;
receiving search results; and
displaying the search results.
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Abstract
A method and a system for point-of-interest search is disclosed. A search request including a location information acquired by a mobile device at a location defined by the location information is received at a server. A search query is formulated using the search request and the location information. The search query is sent to a plurality of search engines and search results are received from the plurality of search engines and aggregated based on the search context.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for point-of-interest search comprising:
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receiving a search request at a mobile device; formulating a search query using the search request and a location information; sending the search query to a search resource selector; receiving search results; and displaying the search results. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A search aggregation server for point-of-interest search comprising:
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a location based request receiver receiving a search request, the search request including a location information acquired by a mobile device at a location defined by the location information; a search resource selector formulating a search query using the search request and the location information; a search resource provider sending the search query to a plurality of search engines; a search result interface receiving search results from the plurality of search engines; and a search result aggregator aggregating the search results based on the search context. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A mobile device for point-of-interest search comprising:
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a client application accepting a user input and originating a search request, the search request including a location information acquired by a mobile device at a location defined by the location information; and a transceiver receiving aggregated search results; wherein the server formulates a search query using the search request and the location information and sends the search query to a plurality of search engines, receives search results from the plurality of search engines; and
aggregates the search results.
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