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Requesting search results by user interface gesture combining display objects

  • US 9,195,720 B2
  • Filed: 03/14/2013
  • Issued: 11/24/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, from a user device, data indicating a user performed a user input gesture combining a first display object in a plurality of non-textual display objects displayed on the user device with a second display object in the plurality of non-textual display objects;

    determining first attributes for the first display object and second attributes for the second display object;

    identifying attributes included in both the first attributes and the second attributes;

    automatically sending, to a web search engine, a search request comprising one or more search terms from each of the identified attributes in response to identifying the attributes included in both the first attributes and the second attributes;

    receiving web search results from the web search engine in response to the search request; and

    providing the web search results for display on the user device.

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