Performing Searches Using Computing Devices Equipped with Pressure-Sensitive Displays

摘要

Techniques include receiving a pressure input from a user of a user device at a pressure-sensitive display of the device and determining that the display is covered (e.g., obscured from the user's view) using the device. The techniques further include, in response to receiving the pressure input and determining that the display is covered, receiving a search query from the user at the device via voice input, transmitting the query to a search system via a network using the device, and receiving search results from the system at the device subsequent to transmitting the query. The techniques also include performing one or more actions associated with the search results using the user device (e.g., displaying the results to the user at the display, providing a text-to-speech or playback output for the results to the user, and/or forwarding the results to another computing device for display and/or text-to-speech or playback output).

主权项

1. A computing device comprising:
a pressure-sensitive display configured to receive a pressure input from a user of the computing device; a voice input module configured to receive a search query from the user via voice input; a network interface component configured to communicate with a network; one or more memory components configured to store computer-readable instructions; and one or more processing units configured to execute the computer-readable instructions, wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the one or more processing units, cause the one or more processing units to:
receive the pressure input from the user at the pressure-sensitive display;determine that the pressure-sensitive display is covered;in response to receiving the pressure input and determining that the pressure-sensitive display is covered, receive the search query from the user using the voice input module;transmit the search query to a search system via the network using the network interface component;receive search results from the search system subsequent to transmitting the search query; andperform an action associated with the search results.