MOBILE SEARCH SUBSTRING QUERY COMPLETION
In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for mobile search substring query entry completion, wherein complete search terms are presented to a user in response to a search query that is not a fully formed query.
1 . A method of mobile search substring query entry completion comprising:
receiving a search query from a mobile communication facility;
determining that such search query is not a fully formed query;
generating a list of search query suggestions that relate to the substring query;
ordering the list based on at least one factor; and
presenting the search query suggestions to the mobile communication facility for selection by the user.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobile communication facility is a phone.
3 - 5 . (canceled)
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the search query is associated with a query entry field.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the query entry field is a name field.
8 - 11 . (canceled)
12 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the query entry field is a numeric field.
13 - 15 . (canceled)
16 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the search query derives from a browser based (WAP) interaction.
17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the search query derives from a client application based interaction.
18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the client application based interaction is a BREW application.
19 . The method of claim 17 , wherein client application based interaction is a Java application.
20 . The method of claim 1 , wherein ordering is based at least in part on search query popularity.
21 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the ordering is based at least in part on information relating to the mobile communication facility.
22 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the information relating to a mobile communication facility is a user characteristic.
23 . (canceled)
24 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the information relating to a mobile communication facility is a user history.
25 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the information relating to a mobile communication facility is a user transaction.
26 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the information relating to a mobile communication facility is a geographic location.
27 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the information relating to a mobile communication facility is a user device.
28 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the information relating to a mobile communication facility is a time.
29 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the information relating to a mobile communication facility is a mobile communication facility characteristic.
30 . (canceled)
31 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the information relating to a mobile communication facility is provided by a wireless operator.
32 - 33 . (canceled)
34 . A system of mobile search substring query entry completion comprising:
a receiving facility adapted to receive a search query from a mobile communication facility;
a query analysis facility adapted to determine that such search query is not a fully formed query;
a generating facility adapted to generate a list of search query suggestions that relate to the substring query;
an ordering facility adapted to order the list based on at least one factor; and
a presentation facility adapted to present the search query suggestions to the mobile communication facility for selection by the user.
35 - 66 . (canceled)