ENHANCING A SEARCH WITH ACTIVITY-RELEVANT INFORMATION

摘要

For online searching, data of a user activity is analyzed where the user activity occurs at an application other than a search application and the search application is used for the online searching. In response to the analyzing, a topic of interest of the user is identified. A search term input is detected at the search application. A subject of the search term is identified. The search term is modified using a modifier. The modifier is a term related to the topic of interest, and the online searching occurs in response to the modified search term.

主权项

1. A method for online searching, the method comprising:
analyzing, using a processor and a memory, data of a user activity, the user activity occurring at an application other than a search application, wherein the search application is used for the online searching; identifying, responsive to the analyzing, a topic of interest of the user; detecting a search term input at the search application; identifying a subject of the search term; and modifying the search term using a modifier, wherein the modifier is a term related to the topic of interest, and wherein the online searching occurs responsive to the modified search term.