SHORT QUERY-BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTENT SEARCHING

摘要

Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for processing queries provided as short messages. Keywords can be extracted from short messages and specific meaning can be derived and attributed to the short messages based on various attributes and context associated with the message, time of day and a user. Responses are provided that comprise content from information sources identified as best-fit search result. Responses are provided that comprise a menu having options identifying plural high probability search results. An alert system is disclosed for generating and managing alerts based on search results. Based on search results, a user can be connected to an information service or a transactional system and can be provided with advertising, marketing and help information.