Generating search query suggestions
US8533173B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/3322
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for generating search query suggestions are provided. In one aspect, a method includes receiving in a data processing device a first textual input entered in a search engine query input field by a user; automatically sending from the device, before the user submits a request for a search and after waiting a predetermined amount of time after receiving each token of the first textual input, the first textual input to a first search service and a second search service; receiving from the first search service a set of first input suggestions and from the second search service a set of second input suggestions that is different from the set of first input suggestions; and displaying the first input suggestions in a first portion of a user interface and the second input suggestions in a distinct second portion of the user interface.
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