Methods and apparatus for initiating an action

摘要

Some embodiments relate to techniques for receiving a query from a device, the query comprising content; determining based at least in part on the content of the query that an application is to be launched on the device; and causing the device to launch the application using at least some information determined from the content of the query. Some embodiments relate to techniques for receiving a free-form query from a user; transferring a representation of the query to at least one computer; and receiving from the at least one computer at least one instruction to launch an application on the device.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
using at least one computer to perform acts of:
(A) receiving a query from a mobile device configured to communicate over a wireless communication medium with the at least one computer, the query comprising content, the content comprising at least a first word and a second word;(B) determining a semantic meaning of the query at least in part by identifying a first semantic tag indicating a meaning of at least the first word and a second semantic tag indicating a meaning of at least the second word, and determining the semantic meaning of the query based at least in part on at least one information category associated with the first and second semantic tags;(C) determining, based at least in part on the determined semantic meaning of the query and without prompting a user of the mobile device for any additional input, that an application is to be launched on the mobile device; and(D) in response to performing (C), causing the mobile device to launch the application using at least some information determined from the content of the query.