Patent ID: 9292603
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method, performed by at least one computer, comprising acts of: (A) receiving a query submitted by a user of a mobile device; (B) causing a representation of the query to be submitted to a plurality of search engines identified in response to receiving the query, the plurality of search engines comprising a first search engine associated with a first web site and a second search engine associated with a second web site, wherein the first web site operates using at least one computing device distinct from the at least one computer used to perform the method; (C) receiving, subsequent to receiving the query, free-form input submitted by the user to the first web site, and determining, using natural language understanding, whether the free-form input comprises supplemental information that relates to the query or whether the free-form input constitutes a new query, wherein determining whether the free-form input comprises supplemental information that relates to the query comprises using the natural language understanding to determine a semantic content of the free-form input; and (D) causing a representation of the free-form input received in the act (C) to be submitted to the second search engine, when it is determined that the free-form input comprises supplemental information that relates to the query submitted by the user of the mobile device.