COMPLETING APPLICATION INTERFACES

• US 20130318118A1
• Filed: 05/21/2013
• Published: 11/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
• Inventors: Zhu, Zhiyu
• Granted Patent: US 9,710,572 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/769
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/332 Query formulation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9032 Query formulation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/90335 Query processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging

Abstract

Completing an application interface is disclosed, including: segmenting a search query into one or more keywords; determining an application interface based at least in part on the one or more keyword units; determining an attribute for an input field associated with the determined application interface; determining a value corresponding to the attribute based at least in part on the one or more keyword units; and presenting the determined application interface, wherein the determined application interface includes the input field prepopulated with the value.

Claims

1. A system for completing an application interface, comprising:

one or more processors configured to;

segment a search query into one or more keyword units;

determine an application interface based at least in part on the one or more keyword units;

determine an attribute for an input field associated with the determined application interface;

determine a value corresponding to the attribute based at least in part on the one or more keyword units; and

present the determined application interface, wherein the determined application interface includes the input field prepopulated with the value; and

one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors configured to provide the one or more processors with instructions.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein to determine the application interface includes to:

select a keyword unit of the one or more keyword units based at least in part on a preset keyword unit matching sequence; and

compare the selected keyword unit against each of at least a subset of stored keyword units included in a predetermined application interface library;

wherein in the event that a match is found between the selected keyword unit and a stored keyword unit of the stored keyword units, determine that an application interface corresponding to the matched stored keyword unit is the determined application interface.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein to determine the application interface includes to:

select a keyword unit of the one or more keyword units based at least in part on a preset keyword unit matching sequence;

determine a keyword unit category based at least in part on the selected keyword unit; and

compare the determined keyword unit category against each of at least a subset of stored keyword unit categories included in a predetermined application interface library;

wherein in the event that a match is found between the determined keyword unit category and a stored keyword unit category of the stored keyword unit categories, determine that an application interface corresponding to the matched stored keyword unit category is the determined application interface.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein to determine the keyword unit category based at least in part on the selected keyword unit is based at least in part on predetermined ascertaining rules.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein to determine the attribute for the input field associated with the determined application interface is based at least in part on a first stored mapping between the determined application interface and the input field and a second stored mapping between the input field and the attribute.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein to determine the value corresponding to the attribute based at least in part on the one or more keyword units includes to:

determine that a keyword unit of the one or more keyword units is associated with the attribute for the input field based on a set of keyword unit attribute ascertaining rules associated with the determined application interface;

determine the value to comprise the determined keyword unit; and

prepopulate the input field with the value.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein to determine the value corresponding to the attribute based at least in part on the one or more keyword units includes to:

determine that a keyword unit of the one or more keyword units is associated with the attribute for the input field based on a set of keyword unit attribute ascertaining rules associated with the determined application interface;

determine the value based at least in part on the determined keyword unit; and

prepopulate the input field with the value.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the determined application interface is presented at a search results page.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

use an application associated with the application interface to process the value based at least in part on a function associated with the application; and

present processing results based at least in part on processing the value.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are configured to receive a revised value associated with the input field.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

use an application associated with the application interface to process the revised value based at least in part on a function associated with the application; and

present processing results based at least in part on processing the revised value.

12. A method for completing an application interface, comprising:

segmenting a search query into one or more keyword units;

determining an application interface based at least in part on the one or more keyword units;

determining an attribute for an input field associated with the determined application is interface;

determining, using a processor, a value corresponding to the attribute based at least in part on the one or more keyword units; and

presenting the determined application interface, wherein the determined application interface includes the input field prepopulated with the value.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein determining the application interface includes:

selecting a keyword unit of the one or more keyword units based at least in part on a preset keyword unit matching sequence; and

comparing the selected keyword unit against each of at least a subset of stored keyword units included in a predetermined application interface library;

wherein in the event that a match is found between the selected keyword unit and a stored keyword unit of the stored keyword units, determining that an application interface corresponding to the matched stored keyword unit is the determined application interface.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein determining the application interface includes:

selecting a keyword unit of the one or more keyword units based at least in part on a preset keyword unit matching sequence;

determining a keyword unit category based at least in part on the selected keyword unit; and

comparing the determined keyword unit category against each of at least a subset of stored keyword unit categories included in a predetermined application interface library;

wherein in the event that a match is found between the determined keyword unit category and a stored keyword unit category of the stored keyword unit categories, determining that an application interface corresponding to the matched stored keyword unit category is the determined application interface.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein determining the value corresponding to the attribute based at least in part on the one or more keyword units includes:

determining that a keyword unit of the one or more keyword units is associated with the attribute for the input field based on a set of keyword unit attribute ascertaining rules associated with the determined application interface;

determining the value to comprise the determined keyword unit; and

prepopulating the input field with the value.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein determining the value corresponding to the attribute based at least in part on the one or more keyword units includes:

determining that a keyword unit of the one or more keyword units is associated with the attribute for the input field based on a set of keyword unit attribute ascertaining rules associated with the determined application interface;

determining the value based at least in part on the determined keyword unit; and

prepopulating the input field with the value.

17. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

using an application associated with the application interface to process the value based at least in part on a function associated with the application; and

presenting processing results based at least in part on processing the value.

18. The method of claim 12, further comprising receiving a revised value associated with the input field.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

using an application associated with the application interface to process the revised value based at least in part on a function associated with the application; and

presenting processing results based at least in part on processing the revised value.

20. A computer program product for completing an application interface, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

segmenting a search query into one or more keyword units;

determining an application interface based at least in part on the one or more keyword units;

determining an attribute for an input field associated with the determined application interface;

determining a value corresponding to the attribute based at least in part on the one or more keyword units; and

presenting the determined application interface, wherein the determined application interface includes the input field prepopulated with the value.