Patent ID: 9466081
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: G06F,G06K,G06Q

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: establishing, from a merchant site, communication between the merchant site and a generalized search entity via a communication interface, wherein the generalized search entity: presents an input field on user interface of the generalized search entity, wherein the generalized search entity processes data using a generalized search engine that indexes and searches both merchant sites and non-merchant sites; receives a text-based query in the input field; correlates the text-based query against a product database of products for sale from merchants to yield a correlation; determines, via a processor and based at least in part on the correlation, that the text-based query is associated with one of a search intent and a purchase intent to yield a determination; and when the determination indicates the search intent: when the determination indicates the purchase intent: