Search System That Provides Search Results based on Post Execution Views of Applications

摘要

A search system includes a mobile computing device configured to display a first graphical user interface (GUI) via a first native application installed on the mobile computing device. The first GUI receives a search query including search terms and transmits the search query to a search engine. The mobile computing device receives search results, at least one which includes a post-execution view of a second native application including a second GUI that provides access to a function associated with the second native application. The search system includes a search engine that identifies, based on the search terms of the search query, the second native application from an index. The search engine executes code associated with the second native application. The search engine generates the post-execution view of a particular state of the second native application upon executing the code and transmits the post-execution view to the mobile computing device.

主权项

1. A search system comprising:
a mobile computing device configured to:
display a first graphical user interface (GUI) via a first native application that is installed at the mobile computing device, wherein the first GUI is configured to accept search queries;receive a search query via the first GUI, wherein the search query comprises one or more search terms;transmit the search query to a search engine operated by a search engine operator;receive search results in response to transmitting the search query, wherein at least one of the search results includes a post execution view of a second native application; anddisplay the post execution view, wherein the post execution view comprises a second GUI that provides access to a function associated with the second native application; and a search engine configured to:
receive the search query from the mobile computing device;identify, based on the search terms of the search query, the second native application from a plurality of native applications specified in an index that stores information related to the plurality of native applications, wherein each native application comprises code that is executable at the mobile computing device;execute the code associated with the second native application upon identifying the second native application as being relevant to the search query;generate the post execution view of a particular state of the second native application upon executing the code; andtransmit the post execution view to the mobile computing device as a search result.