SHARING USER DISTRIBUTED SEARCH RESULTS

• US 20120185465A1
• Filed: 01/13/2012
• Published: 07/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: LUCOVSKY, Mark, COLLISON, Derek L., SJOGREEN, Carl P.
• Granted Patent: US 9,015,149 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/722
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0251 Targeted advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/922 Communications

Abstract

A universal distributed search system allows users to find and distribute search results (possibly including advertisements) to those with whom they communicate. The search results can be easily distributed by the user via a simple interface that allows the search results to be easily added to the user'"'"'s content. In one implementation, the search results may be automatically generated by the system based on user input to a content creation application.

Claims

1-31. -31. (canceled)

32. A method comprising:

receiving, by one or more processors, information relating to content of a message at least partially composed by a user;

identifying, by the one or more processors, an entity referenced in the message, the entity being associated with one or more character strings, in the message, corresponding to at least one of a location, an object, a person, or an organization;

generating, by the one or more processors and based on the message, a search query that includes information identifying the entity and one or more terms relating to a topic associated with the message;

receiving, by the one or more processors, a result identifying a document that is relevant to the search query; and

incorporating, by the one or more processors, information associated with the result into the message.

33. The method of claim 32, the receiving of the result further comprising:

receiving search results identifying a plurality of documents that are relevant to the search query;

presenting, to the user, the received search results; and

receiving, from the user, a selection of the result from the presented search results.

34. The method of claim 33,

the presenting of the search results including:

providing respective graphical selection objects for the search results, and the receiving of the selection of the result including;

receiving, from the user, an input selecting a particular graphical selection object of the graphical selection objects; and

identifying the result based on the input.

35. The method of claim 32, the receiving of the information relating to the content of the message including:

providing a first interface to receive, from the user, the information relating to the content of the message, and

the method further comprising;

presenting the information associated with the result using a second interface that differs from the first interface.

36. The method of claim 32, further comprising:

identifying the topic associated with the message based on a type of application used, by the user, to compose the message.

37. The method of claim 36, the type of application including at least one of:

an email application,

an instant messaging application,

a blog post creation application,

an application to post messages to a message board, or

a web site creation application.

38. A system comprising:

one or more processors to;

receive information relating to content of a message at least partially composed by a user;

identify an entity referenced in the message, the entity being associated with one or more character strings, in the message, corresponding to at least one of a location, an object, a person, or an organization;

generate, based on the message, a search query that includes information identifying the entity and one or more terms relating to a topic associated with the message;

receive a result identifying a document that is relevant to the search query; and

incorporate information associated with the result into the message.

39. The system of claim 38, the one or more processors, when receiving of the result, being further to:

receive search results identifying a plurality of documents that are relevant to the search query,

present, to the user, the received search results, and

receive, from the user, a selection of the result from the presented search results.

40. The system of claim 39, the one or more processors, when presenting of the search results, being further to:

provide respective graphical selection objects for the search results, and

the one or more processors, when receiving the selection of the result, being further to;

receive, from the user, an input selecting a particular graphical selection object of the graphical selection objects; and

identify the result based on the input.

41. The system of claim 38, the one or more processors, when receiving the information relating to the content of the message, being further to:

provide a first interface to receive, from the user, the information relating to the content of the message, and

the one or more processors be further to;

present the information associated with the result using a second interface that differs from the first interface.

42. The system of claim 38, the one or more processors being further to:

identify the topic associated with the message based on a type of application used, by the user, to compose the message.

43. The system of claim 42, the type of application including at least one of:

an email application,

an instant messaging application,

a blog post creation application,

an application to post messages to a message board, or

a web site creation application.

44. The system of claim 38, the one or more processor being further to:

receive an advertisement related to result; and

incorporate the advertisement into the message.

45. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

receive information relating to content of a message at least partially composed by a user;

identify an entity referenced in the message, the entity being associated with one or more character strings, in the message, corresponding to at least one of a location, an object, a person, or an organization;

generate, based on the message, a search query that includes information identifying the entity and one or more terms relating to a topic associated with the message;

receive a result identifying a document that is relevant to the search query; and

incorporate information associated with the result into the message.

46. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 45, the one or more instructions, when causing the one or more processors to receive of the result, further causing the one or more processors to:

receive search results identifying a plurality of documents that are relevant to the search query;

present, to the user, the received search results; and

receive, from the user, a selection of the result from the presented search results.

47. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 46, the one or more instructions, when causing the one or more processors to present the search results, further causing the one or more processors to:

provide respective graphical selection objects for the search results, and

the one or more instructions, when causing the one or more processors to receive the selection of the result, further causing the one or more processors to

receive, from the user, an input selecting a particular graphical selection object of the graphical selection objects; and

identify the result based on the input.

48. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 45, the one or more processors, when receiving of the information relating to the content of the message, being further to:

provide a first interface to receive, from the user, the information relating to the content of the message, and

the one or more processors be further to;

present the information associated with the result using a second interface that differs from the first interface.

49. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 45, further comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

identify the topic associated with the message based on a type of application used, by the user, to compose the message.

50. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 49, the type of application including at least one of:

an email application,

an instant messaging application,

a blog post creation application,

an application to post messages to a message board, or

a web site creation application.

51. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 45, further comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

receive an advertisement related to result; and

incorporate, with the information associated with the result, the advertisement into the message.