Context-sensitive query enrichment
Structures and protocols are presented for facilitating a search partly based on a movement status of a search-capable device or on a position of a person's limb or on an association with another search-capable device.
1 . A system comprising:
circuitry for obtaining a first parameter from a first search task initiated at a first interface device; and
circuitry for causing a second interface device to indicate the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device partly based on an association between the second interface device and the first interface device and partly based on a difference between a first prior location of the second interface device and a second prior location of the second interface device.
2 . (canceled)
3 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
the first interface device including the circuitry for obtaining the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device and including the circuitry for causing the second interface device to indicate the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device partly based on the association between the second interface device and the first interface device and partly based on the difference between the first prior location of the second interface device and the second prior location of the second interface device.
4 . (canceled)
5 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
circuitry for determining from key press input from a user whether the user has apparently corroborated a configuration feature at the second interface device, the configuration feature being a search term that includes the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device.
6 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
circuitry for determining from auditory data whether a user has apparently corroborated a configuration feature at the second interface device, the configuration feature being a search term that includes the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device.
7 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
circuitry for determining from optical data whether a user has apparently corroborated a configuration feature at the second interface device, the configuration feature being a search term that includes the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device.
8 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
circuitry for associating a first device used by a first user with a second device used by a second user in response to an association request from the first user, the first device being the first interface device, the second device being the second interface device, the association request from the first user manifesting the association between the second interface device and the first interface device.
9 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
circuitry for associating a first device with a second device by recording an identification of the first device in a memory of the second device, the first device being the first interface device, the second device being the second interface device, a record of the identification of the first device in the memory of the second device manifesting the association between the second interface device and the first interface device.
10 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
circuitry for generating a first coordinate and a second coordinate that jointly characterize a position of a portion of an appendage of a user in relation to the second interface device.
11 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
circuitry for determining whether a user has apparently assented to a structured dialog via the second interface device.
12 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
circuitry for adjusting a rectangular image component aspect ratio in response to an indication of a symbol adjacent an edge of a portion of an image, the symbol being a component of the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device.
13 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
circuitry for responding to an indication of a symbol adjacent an edge of a region of an image by adjusting a size of the region of the image, the symbol being a component of the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device.
14 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
circuitry for comparing a local time with temporal data in a first cached document and with temporal data in a second cached document, the temporal data in the first cached document being the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device.
15 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
circuitry for initiating a search using a character obtained from a photograph, the character obtained from the photograph being a component of the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device.
16 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
circuitry for displaying a search expression that includes a character sequence obtained from a photograph, the search expression being the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device.
17 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
circuitry for expressing a search term at a first interface that includes a character sequence obtained from a second interface, the first interface device being the second interface, the second interface device being the first interface, the character sequence being a component of the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device.
18 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
circuitry for highlighting an areal portion of an image selectively in response to a position of a depiction of an appendage in the image, the areal portion of the image including the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device.
19 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
circuitry for recognizing a literal expression of a time signifying when a specific time interval begins, a result of the first search task initiated at the first interface device including an expression of the specific time interval and including the literal expression of the time signifying when the specific time interval begins.
20 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
circuitry for obtaining a boolean expression indicative of whether content includes a literal expression of a time of day, the content being a result of the first search task initiated at the first interface device.
21 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
circuitry for obtaining a boolean expression indicative of whether content includes a geographic identifier, the content being a result of the first search task initiated at the first interface device.
22 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
circuitry for ranking a first component of a search result in relation to a second component of the search result partly based on a digital expression of a time of day and partly based on whether a confirmation of a search criterion has been received, the search criterion including the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device.
23 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
circuitry for causing a first search term and a second search term to be transmitted to a mobile device after initiating a first search using the first search term and after initiating a second search using the second search term, the mobile device being the second interface device, the first search including the first search task initiated at the first interface device, the first search term being the first parameter.
24 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
circuitry for causing a search engine to use a search term conditionally in response to a user of a mobile device corroborating the search term via the mobile device, the mobile device being the second interface device, the search term including the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device.
25 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
circuitry for receiving a result of a search from an Internet search engine into a memory of a mobile device, the mobile device being the second interface device, the search including the first search task initiated at the first interface device, the result including the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device.
26 . (canceled)
27 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
circuitry for triggering an anticipatory search task by transmitting a search expression to a remote search engine in response to detecting a component of the search expression in a component of a visual image without first detecting a confirmation of the search expression, the anticipatory search task being a second search task and being initiated at the second interface device, the component of the search expression being the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device.
28 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
circuitry for highlighting a first portion of an image without highlighting a remainder of the image, the first portion having a location that depends upon whether the image depicts an appendage of a user, the first portion of the image including an informational element, the informational element being the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device.
29 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
circuitry for performing an image modification upon a first region of a photographic image without performing the image modification upon a remainder of the photographic image, the first region having a location that depends upon whether the photographic image includes a semblance of an appendage, the remainder of the photographic image including an informational element, the informational element being the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device.
30 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
circuitry for responding to a detection of a depiction of an appendage by discarding a major portion of a photographic image without discarding a remainder of the photographic image, the remainder of the photographic image having a rectangular shape, the major portion of the photographic image encompassing more than 50% of an area of the depiction of the appendage and more than 50% of an area of the photographic image, the remainder of the photographic image including an informational element, the informational element being the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device.
31 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
circuitry for responding to a depiction of an appendage in a data file representative of a graphic image by discarding a first informational element in the data file without discarding a second informational element in the data file, the second informational element in the data file including the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device.
32 . A method comprising:
obtaining a first parameter from a first search task initiated at a first interface device; and
invoking circuitry for causing a second interface device to indicate the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device partly based on an association between the second interface device and the first interface device and partly based on a difference between a first prior location of the second interface device and a second prior location of the second interface device.
33 - 59 . (canceled)
60 . A system comprising:
means for obtaining a first parameter from a first search task initiated at a first interface device; and
means for causing a second interface device to indicate the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device partly based on an association between the second interface device and the first interface device and partly based on a difference between a first prior location of the second interface device and a second prior location of the second interface device.
61 - 87 . (canceled)
88 . An article of manufacture comprising:
one or more physical media configured to bear a device-detectable implementation of a method including at least
obtaining a first parameter from a first search task initiated at a first interface device; and
causing a second interface device to indicate the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device partly based on an association between the second interface device and the first interface device and partly based on a difference between a first prior location of the second interface device and a second prior location of the second interface device.
89 - 115 . (canceled)
116 . An article of manufacture comprising:
one or more physical media bearing a device-detectable outcome indicating an occurrence of
obtaining a first parameter from a first search task initiated at a first interface device; and
causing a second interface device to indicate the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device partly based on an association between the second interface device and the first interface device and partly based on a difference between a first prior location of the second interface device and a second prior location of the second interface device.
117 - 143 . (canceled)
144 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
circuitry for determining from at least one of optical data or auditory data whether a first user has apparently corroborated a configuration feature at the second interface device, the configuration feature being a first search term that includes the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device;
circuitry for causing the first search term and a second search term to be transmitted to a mobile device after initiating a first search using the first search term and after initiating a second search using the second search term, the mobile device being the second interface device, the first search including the first search task initiated at the first interface device;
circuitry for adjusting a rectangular image component aspect ratio in response to an indication of a symbol adjacent an edge of a portion of an image, the symbol being a component of the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device;
circuitry for highlighting an areal portion of the image selectively in response to a position of a depiction of an appendage in the image, the areal portion of the image including the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device;
circuitry for triggering an anticipatory search task by transmitting a search expression to a remote search engine in response to detecting a component of the search expression in a component of the image without first detecting a confirmation of the search expression, the anticipatory search task being a second search task and being initiated at the second interface device, the component of the search expression being the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device;
circuitry for recognizing a literal expression of a time signifying when a specific time interval begins, a result of the first search task initiated at the first interface device including an expression of the specific time interval and including the literal expression of the time signifying when the specific time interval begins;
circuitry for comparing a local time with temporal data in a first cached document and with temporal data in a second cached document, the temporal data in the first cached document being the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device;
circuitry for obtaining a boolean expression indicative of whether content includes a literal expression of a time of day, the content being the result of the first search task initiated at the first interface device; and
circuitry for ranking a first component of the result of the first search task initiated at the first interface device in relation to a second component of the result of the first search task initiated at the first interface device partly based on a digital expression of a time of day and partly based on whether a confirmation of a search criterion has been received, the search criterion including the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device.
145 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
circuitry for associating a first device used by a first user with a second device used by a second user by recording an identification of the second device in a memory of the first device in response to an association request from the first user, the first device being the first interface device, the second device being the second interface device, the association request from the first user manifesting the association between the second interface device and the first interface device;
circuitry for responding to an indication of a symbol adjacent an edge of a region of a photographic image by adjusting a size of the region of the photographic image, the symbol being a component of the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device;
circuitry for performing an image modification upon a first region of the photographic image without performing the image modification upon a remainder of the photographic image, the first region having a location that depends upon whether the photographic image includes a semblance of an appendage, the remainder of the photographic image including an informational element, the informational element being the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device
circuitry for displaying a search expression that includes a character sequence obtained from the photographic image, the search expression being the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device;
circuitry for expressing a search term at a first interface that includes a character sequence obtained from a second interface, the first interface device being the second interface, the second interface device being the first interface, the character sequence being a component of the first parameter from the first search task initiated at the first interface device; and
circuitry for obtaining a boolean expression indicative of whether content includes a geographic identifier, the content being a result of the first search task initiated at the first interface device.