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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
May. 08, 2008
Nathanael Joe Hayashi, Piedmont, CA (US);
Edward Stanley Ott, Iv, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Audrey Y. Tsang, San Francisco, CA (US);
Matthew Fukuda, San Francisco, CA (US);
Daniel James Wascovich, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael Quoc, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nathanael Joe Hayashi, Piedmont, CA (US);
Edward Stanley Ott, IV, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Audrey Y. Tsang, San Francisco, CA (US);
Matthew Fukuda, San Francisco, CA (US);
Daniel James Wascovich, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael Quoc, San Francisco, CA (US);
Yahoo! Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
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.