Actionable search results for visual queries
US8977639B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 11, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/95
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A server system receives a visual query and identifies an entity in the visual query. The server system further identifies a client-side action corresponding to the identified entity and creates an actionable search result element configured to launch the client-side action. Examples of actionable search result elements are buttons to initiate a telephone call, to initiate email message, to map an address, to make a restaurant reservation, and to provide an option to purchase a product. The entity identified in the visual query may be indirectly associated with a client-side action whose contact address or appropriate link is found in a search result associated with the identified entity. The client system receives and displays the actionable search result element, and upon a user selection of the actionable search result element, launches the client-side action in an application distinct from the visual query client application.
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