METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING AMBIGUOUS, MULTI-TERM SEARCH QUERIES

摘要

A method and system are provided of processing a search query entered by a user of a device having a text input interface with overloaded keys. The search query is directed at identifying an item from a set of items. Each of the items has one or more associated descriptors. The system receives an ambiguous search query directed at identifying a desired item. The search query is a prefix substring of each of at least two words relating to the desired item. The system dynamically identifies a group of one or more items from the set of items. The system outputs identification of the one or more items of the identified group to be displayed on the device operated by the user.