Selecting And Accessing Search Results Using Different Devices
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- transmitting, using a first computing device, a search query to a search system configured to generate search results in response to a received search query;
displaying search results received from the search system in response to the search query on a second computing device, wherein each search result indicates a function for a computing device to perform;
detecting a user selection of one of the search results at the second computing device;
transmitting, using the second computing device, an indication of the user selection to the first computing device; and
performing, using the first computing device, the function indicated by the one of the search results in response to receiving the indication.
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Abstract
Techniques include transmitting, using a first computing device, a search query to a search system configured to generate search results in response to a received search query. The techniques further include displaying search results received from the search system in response to the search query on a second computing device. In this example, each search result indicates a function for a computing device to perform. For example, a user selecting each search result may cause a computing device to set a software application into a particular application state. The techniques also include detecting a user selection of one of the search results at the second computing device, transmitting, using the second computing device, an indication of the user selection to the first computing device, and performing, using the first computing device, the function indicated by the one of the search results in response to receiving the indication.
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33 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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transmitting, using a first computing device, a search query to a search system configured to generate search results in response to a received search query; displaying search results received from the search system in response to the search query on a second computing device, wherein each search result indicates a function for a computing device to perform; detecting a user selection of one of the search results at the second computing device; transmitting, using the second computing device, an indication of the user selection to the first computing device; and performing, using the first computing device, the function indicated by the one of the search results in response to receiving the indication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system comprising:
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a first computing device; a second computing device; and a search system, wherein the search system is configured to receive a search query from the first computing device and generate search results that are responsive to the search query, wherein the second computing device is configured to display the search results to a user, receive a selection of one of the search results from the user, and transmit an indication of the selection to the first computing device, and wherein the first computing device is configured to perform a function indicated by the one of the search results in response to receiving the indication. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that cause one or more computing devices to:
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transmit, using a first computing device, a search query to a search system configured to generate search results in response to a received search query; display search results received from the search system in response to the search query on a second computing device, wherein each search result indicates a function for a computing device to perform; detect a user selection of one of the search results at the second computing device; transmit, using the second computing device, an indication of the user selection to the first computing device; and perform, using the first computing device, the function indicated by the one of the search results in response to receiving the indication.
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