PROVIDING APPLICATION RESULT AND PREVIEW
First Claim
1. A device-readable medium that stores executable instructions to identify services to a user, the executable instructions, when executed by a device, causing the device to perform acts comprising:
- receiving a query from said user;
sending said query to a search engine;
receiving, from said search engine, a set of results, a first result within said set of results comprising a first identification of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of a service and a second identification of an application that provides access to said service; and
displaying said first result by showing, on said device, said first identification of said service together with said second identification of said application, said second identification of said application comprising a link to install said application or a preview of said application.
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Abstract
Applications (“apps”), through which a service may be accessed, may be identified to a user, along with a preview of the app. In one example, a user performs a search for a service. The search engine may return the web site through which the service is provided, and/or the app associated with that service. Preview content that describes the app may also be provided. The content may be variable, and may be filled in based on contextual information such as a search query string or user information. If the app is installed, then clicking, tapping, or otherwise activating the app may launch the app, possibly with context information being provided to the app. If the app is not installed, then a link to obtain the app may be provided.
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20 Claims
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1. A device-readable medium that stores executable instructions to identify services to a user, the executable instructions, when executed by a device, causing the device to perform acts comprising:
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receiving a query from said user; sending said query to a search engine; receiving, from said search engine, a set of results, a first result within said set of results comprising a first identification of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of a service and a second identification of an application that provides access to said service; and displaying said first result by showing, on said device, said first identification of said service together with said second identification of said application, said second identification of said application comprising a link to install said application or a preview of said application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of identifying services to a user, the method comprising:
using a processor to perform acts comprising; receiving, from a device of a user, a query; identifying a service that is responsive to said query; determining that there is an application through which said service can be accessed; creating a preview of said application based on metadata associated with said application; and providing, to said device, a set of results to be displayed on said device, said set of results comprising a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of a web site of said service and an identification of said application that is inline with said URL, said identification of said application comprising said preview. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A device comprising:
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a memory; a processor; a display; and an application preview component that is stored in said memory, that executes on said processor, that receives a query from a user, that sends said query to a search engine, that receives, from said search engine, a set of results, a first result within said results comprising a first identification of a link to a service and a second identification of an application that provides access to said service, said application preview component displaying said first result by showing, on said display, said first identification of said service and said second identification of said application, said second identification of said application comprising a preview of said application. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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