Method and system for generating search shortcuts and inline auto-complete entries
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1. A device comprising:
- at least one processor circuit configured to;
receive an input string in an input receiver;
determine whether the input string was typed in by an user or copied from another location and subsequently pasted into the input receiver;
if the input string was typed in by the user,present an inline-autocomplete entry in the input receiver; and
update a repository with the input string when the input string is a Uniform Resource Locator (URL); and
if the input string was copied from another location and subsequently pasted into the input receiver,disable an ability to provide the inline-autocomplete entry in the input receiver and to update the repository.
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Abstract
Embodiments for presenting search content is provided herein. An embodiment includes, receiving an input string in a browser input receiver, presenting a list of identifiers and search queries, wherein at least a portion of each of the identifiers and search queries match the input string, and presenting one or more search results associated with a selected search query on a display or providing a HTTP request to retrieve content associated with a selected identifier, and presenting the content on the display.
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1. A device comprising:
at least one processor circuit configured to; receive an input string in an input receiver; determine whether the input string was typed in by an user or copied from another location and subsequently pasted into the input receiver; if the input string was typed in by the user, present an inline-autocomplete entry in the input receiver; and update a repository with the input string when the input string is a Uniform Resource Locator (URL); and if the input string was copied from another location and subsequently pasted into the input receiver, disable an ability to provide the inline-autocomplete entry in the input receiver and to update the repository. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer implemented method for presenting content, comprising:
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receiving an input string in an input receiver; selecting a uniform resource locator (URL) address by searching for a shortest URL address previously visited by a user, wherein at least a portion of the shortest URL address matches the input string; trimming the selected URL address down to include only a hostname of the selected URL address; and presenting the trimmed URL address as an inline-autocomplete entry in the input receiver. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product comprising instructions stored in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the instructions comprising:
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instructions to receive an input string in an input receiver; instructions to select a uniform resource locator (URL) address by searching for a shortest URL address previously visited by a user, wherein at least a portion of the shortest URL address matches the input string; instructions to trim the selected URL address down to include only a hostname of the selected URL address; and instructions to present the trimmed URL address as an inline-autocomplete entry in the input receiver. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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