Mobile search based on predicted location
A method includes receiving one or more search terms at a mobile computing device while the mobile computing device is located at a particular location. A search query that includes the one or more search terms and a location history of the mobile computing device is transmitted to a server. The method also includes receiving one or more search results in response to the search query, where the one or more search results include content identified based on a predicted destination of the mobile computing device. An interface identifying the one or more search results is displayed at the mobile computing device.
1. A method comprising:
receiving a search query from a computing device located in a geographic region;
detecting that the search query includes an ambiguous location;
based on the search query including an ambiguous location, predicting a location based on a location history associated with the computing device;
performing a search based on the search query;
prioritizing search results associated with the predicted location over search results not associated with the predicted location; and
causing presentation of the prioritized search results on the computing device.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
augmenting the search query with the predicted location prior to performing the search.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predicted location is at least partly based on a travel time estimate, the travel time estimate based on a time to travel to the predicted location.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predicting the location comprises:
identifying one or more destination elements in the geographic region;
determining probabilities that the one or more destination elements are a future location of the computing device; and
identifying the predicted location based on the probabilities.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the one or more destination elements are identified based on being reachable from a current location of the computing device within a predetermined amount of time.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predicted location comprises a current location of the computing device.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
based on the location history, predicting a route of the computing device, wherein the predicted location comprises a point on the predicted route of the computing device.
8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
augmenting the search query with information regarding the predicted route to generate a trajectory-aware search query, wherein the search is performed using the trajectory-aware search query.
9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
based on the predicted route, pre-fetching content likely to be retrieved by a user of the computing device.
10. A system comprising:
one or more hardware processors; and
a memory device storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more hardware processors, cause the one or more hardware processors to perform operations comprising:
receiving a search query from a computing device located in a geographic region;
detecting that the search query includes an ambiguous location;
based on the search query including an ambiguous location, predicting a location based on a location history associated with the computing device;
performing a search based on the search query;
prioritizing search results associated with the predicted location over search results not associated with the predicted location; and
causing presentation of the prioritized search results on the computing device.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise:
augmenting the search query with the predicted location prior to performing the search.
12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the predicted location is at least partly based on a travel time estimate, the travel time estimate based on a time to travel to the predicted location.
13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the predicting the location comprises:
identifying one or more destination elements in the geographic region;
determining probabilities that the one or more destination elements are a future location of the computing device; and
identifying the predicted location based on the probabilities.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the one or more destination elements are identified based on being reachable from a current location of the computing device within a predetermined amount of time.
15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the predicted location comprises a current location of the computing device.
16. The system of claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise:
based on the location history, predicting a route of the computing device, wherein the predicted location comprises a point on the predicted route of the computing device.
17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise:
augmenting the search query with information regarding the predicted route to generate a trajectory-aware search query, wherein the search is performed using the trajectory-aware search query.
18. The system of claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise:
based on the predicted route, pre-fetching content likely to be retrieved by a user of the computing device.
19. A storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more hardware processors, causes the one or more hardware processors to perform operations comprising:
receiving a search query from a computing device located in a geographic region;
detecting that the search query includes an ambiguous location;
based on the search query including an ambiguous location, predicting a location based on a location history associated with the computing device;
performing a search based on the search query;
prioritizing search results associated with the predicted location over search results not associated with the predicted location; and
causing presentation of the prioritized search results on the computing device.
20. The storage medium of claim 19 , wherein the predicting the location comprises:
identifying one or more destination elements in the geographic region;
determining probabilities that the one or more destination elements are a future location of the computing device; and
identifying the predicted location based on the probabilities.