Contextual mobile local search based on social network vitality information

A system, apparatus, and method are directed to managing contextual based mobile searches. A context oriented user interface interprets inputs from a mobile user based on vitality information. In one embodiment, the input may be interpreted as a request to perform a context-based search over a netwo...

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Main Authors HAYASHI NATHANAEL JOE, FUKUDA MATTHEW, QUOC MICHAEL, WASCOVICH DANIEL JAMES, OTT EDWARD STANLEY IV
Format Patent
LanguageChinese
English
Published 13.05.2009
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:A system, apparatus, and method are directed to managing contextual based mobile searches. A context oriented user interface interprets inputs from a mobile user based on vitality information. In one embodiment, the input may be interpreted as a request to perform a context-based search over a network using at least some of the vitality information. Vitality information may include a location of the mobile device, a time of day, an event, information from the mobile user's calendar, past behavior of the mobile user, weather, social networking data, aggregate behaviors, or even information about proximity of a social contact. By employing vitality information to perform a mobile search, better search results and a richer user experience may be provided that includes a sense of community, a sense of presence (e.g., a sense of ''here-ness.''). In one embodiment, the mobile user may provide comments to others regarding the search results.
Bibliography:Application Number: CN200780015463