Search query address redirection on a mobile communication facility
Improved capabilities are described for locating information using a mobile communication facility, based in part on receiving an information request from a mobile communication facility, attempting to locate the information, but not succeeding, and automatically presenting to the mobile communication facility a suggestion related to the information request.
1 . A method, comprising:
receiving an information request from a mobile communication facility;
attempting to locate information associated with the information request, wherein in the event the information is not located, automatically presenting to the mobile communication facility a suggestion related to the information request.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of automatically presenting suggestions to the mobile communication facility further comprises processing the information request through a search engine.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the information request is formatted as a search query.
4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the search query is made using a query entry facility of the mobile communication facility.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the query entry facility is adapted to receive an explicit query request from a user of the mobile communication facility.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the explicit query request is based at least in part on a text query entry.
7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the explicit query request is based at least in part on a voice recognition query entry.
8 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the query entry facility receives an implicit query request.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the implicit query request is based at least in part on time of day.
10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the implicit query request is based at least in part on location.
11 . (canceled)
12 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the search query is made using a query entry facility of a website.
13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the information request is formatted as a multiple term information request.
14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the information request is formatted as an address request.
15 - 18 . (canceled)
19 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the address request is formatted as a website address.
20 - 23 . (canceled)
24 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the address is not located due to it being associated with an incorrect address.
25 - 28 . (canceled)
29 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the information request is received by a server.
30 . (canceled)
31 . The method of claim 30 , wherein the server is further adapted to retrieve suggestions.
32 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a browser application processes the information request.
33 - 37 . (canceled)
38 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the suggestion is located by submitting a query to a search engine.
39 - 48 . (canceled)
49 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobile communication facility is a mobile phone.
50 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobile communication facility is a personal digital assistant.
51 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobile communication facility is a pocket personal computer.
52 . A system, comprising:
a receiving facility adapted to receive an information request from a mobile communication facility;
a search facility adapted to attempt to locate information associated with the information request, wherein in the event the information is not located, a presentation facility adapted to automatically present to the mobile communication facility a suggestion related to the information request.
53 - 102 . (canceled)
103 . The method of claim 1 wherein the mobile communication facility is a phone.
104 . The method of claim 1 wherein the mobile communication facility is a cellular phone.
105 . The method of claim 1 wherein the mobile communication facility is a GSM phone.