SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SINGLE INPUT FIELD HAVING MULTIPLE PROCESSING POSSIBILITIES

摘要

Disclosed herein are methods for providing a buy option to search results in a generalized search engine. That one location for a search field can be a website, an application, a search bar in a web browser, etc. Rather than navigating to a website to perform a search in the context of that website, a user can instead navigate to or open a generalized search field. Via the generalized search field, the system can analyze the input from the user and the resulting context. A buy button can be included a search result to the user input in the input search field. Payment for an item can be processing using a payment account registered with the system with delivery coordinated with a separate merchant via an application programming interface.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
(1) establishing, from a merchant site, communication between the merchant site and a generalized search entity via a communication interface, wherein the generalized search entity:
A. presents an input field on user interface, wherein the input field is associated with processing data using a generalized search engine that indexes and searches both merchant sites and non-merchant sites;B. receives user input in the input field;C. when the user input indicates a search intent:
presents a search result comprising a non-merchant site;receives a search interaction associated with the non-merchant site; andtransitions the user to the non-merchant site;D. when the user input indicates a purchase intent:
presents a purchase-related search result comprising a buy option associated with the user input, the search result comprising an item offered from the merchant site; andreceives a purchase interaction associated with the buy option; (2) when the user input indicates the purchase intent:
receiving, via the communication interface and at the merchant site, payment information from the generalized search entity, the payment information associated with the purchase interaction for the item; andprocessing deliver of the item via the merchant site.