Integration of device location into search

摘要

A computer-implemented location determination method is disclosed. The method includes initiating, on computing device, a native application that provides data storage and data synchronization with a remote server; receiving a call to the native application from an application running within a browser on the device; and providing information indicating a location of the device in response to the call.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, by a native search application, a search query from a web browser; determining, by the native search application, that (i) a location-based term does not occur in the search query and (ii) no explicit location information is available to the web browser; in response to determining that (i) a location-based term does not occur in the search query and (ii) no explicit location information is available to the web browser, selecting, by the native search application, two or more particular geographic locations, from among multiple, previously-identified geographic locations; transmitting, to a search engine and by the native search application, both (i) a first search query comprising the search query appended with data identifying one of the two or more particular geographic locations, and (ii) a second search query comprising the search query appended with data identifying another of the two or more particular geographic locations; receiving, by the native search application, (i) first search results associated with the first search query, and (ii) second search results associated with the second search query; and transmitting, by the native search application, both (i) one or more of the first search results associated with the first search query, and (ii) one or more of the second search results associated with the second search query.