Patent ID: 9619554
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. One or more computer storage hardware memory devices storing computer-useable instructions that, when used by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform a method comprising: receiving a portion of a search query; determining one or more query-completion suggestions for the portion of the search query; determining that an intent of at least one of the one or more query-completion suggestions is for information associated with a particular information domain of a plurality of vertical domains based on a threshold value that indicates whether or not the intent of the at least one of the one or more query-completion suggestions is for information associated with the particular information domain such that when the threshold value is not exceeded, the at least one of the one or more query-completion suggestions in not provided with the particular information domain; and wherein upon the determining component determining that the likelihood exceeds the threshold value, providing the one or more query-completion suggestions, wherein the one or more query-completion suggestions includes the at least one of the one or more query completion suggestions as a query-completion suggestion associated with a particular information domain, wherein the query-completion suggestion associated with the particular information domain comprises a term associated with the particular information domain preceding one or more terms of the query-completion suggestion, wherein the query-completion suggestion associated with the particular information domain is provided as a top-listed query-completion suggestion relative to others, from the one or more query-completion suggestions, that are not associated with particular information domains, wherein the query-completion suggestion associated with the particular information domain is provided as a selectable query-completion suggestion such that selection thereof causes searching of the one or more terms against the particular information domain.