Providing an interface to access website actions

摘要

Providing an interface to request actions of a website includes various elements. For example, website instructions of the website are provided to a search engine, the website instructions describing the website tool. The website instructions may be indexed by the search engine to be referenced when servicing a search query. When the website is deemed relevant to the search query, a search-result snippet may be built to include the interface to the website tool. As such, the interface may be provided in the search-results webpage. The interface may be used in the search-results webpage or may be stored locally. The interface may be used to access the website tool without a browser navigating to a landing page of the website.

主权项

1. A computer memory device storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, perform a method of constructing a search-result snippet of a website, the method comprising:
receiving by a search engine a search query; determining that the website is relevant to the search query, wherein the website provides a website tool that converts a document from a first format to a second format; constructing the search-result snippet to include an interface by including an input field in the search-result snippet programmed to receive the document in the first format and by including a service-call instruction that, when executed, sends a service call to a website server requesting that the website tool convert the document from the first format to the second format; and providing the search-result snippet, which includes the input field and the service call, together with a plurality of other search-result snippets describing other pages in response to the search query.