Presenting related searches on a toolbar

摘要

Computer-readable media and computerized methods for automatically presenting keyword(s) within a search box of a toolbar are provided. The methods involve detecting a navigation action invoked by a user of a web browser and pulling from the web browser a uniform resource locator (URL) targeted by the navigation action. The targeted URL is compared against a manifest of suggested search terms to determine a match. When there exists suggested search term(s) that correspond with the URL, keyword(s) are selected from the suggested search term(s) for presentation within the search box. When no suggested search terms are found to correspond with the URL, the search box is left empty. Generally, a first search service is responsible for enabling the user to visit an online location associated with the URL, while a second search service is responsible for managing content within the search box of the toolbar.

主权项

1. One or more computer storage hardware devices having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, is executed, perform a method for surfacing one or more suggested search terms within a search box of a toolbar, the method comprising:
receiving information that describes an online web location; extracting a uniform resource location (URL) of a website that a user is currently visiting corresponding to the online web location; determining the one or more suggested search terms directly from the URL, wherein the one or more suggested search terms enable performance of related searches; selecting at least one keyword from the one or more suggested search terms, wherein selecting the at least one keyword from the one or more suggested search terms comprises (a) identifying the at least one keyword as being most relevant to the web-location information, and (b) caching a remainder of the one or more suggested search terms for access by a user at the toolbar; and presenting the at least one selected keyword within the search box of the toolbar for selection by a user to initiate at least one of the related searches, wherein presenting the at least one selected keyword within the search box of the toolbar comprises (a) displaying the at least one selected keyword within the search box for a predefined period of time, and (b) upon expiration of the predefined period of time, replacing within the search box the at least one selected keyword with a first candidate from the remainder of the one or more suggested search terms.