Patent ID: 9582515
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06Q

Claim:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a computing system, and as having been provided by a computing device, a search query that was submitted through a map interface of the computing device; counting, by the computing system, capital letters in the search query to identify a count of capital letters that are included in the search query; determining, by the computing system, that the count of capital letters that are included in the search query meets a pre-specified number of capital letters; counting, by the computing system, commas in the search query to identify a count of commas that are included in the search query; determining, by the computing system, that the count of commas that are included in the search query meets a pre-specified number of commas; classifying, by the computing system and in response to the determination that the count of capital letters that are included in the search query meets the pre-specified number of capital letters and the determination that the count of commas that are included in the search query meets the pre-specified number of commas, the search query as a query that identifies a specific place; providing, by the computing system and for receipt by the computing device, based on the classification of the search query as one that identifies a specific place, a response to the search query that excludes sponsored content; receiving, by the computing system, and as having been provided by the computing device, a second search query that was submitted through the map interface of the computing device; determining, by the computing system, that a count of capital letters that are included in the second search query does not meet the pre-specified number of capital letters; determining, by the computing system, that a count of commas that are included in the second search query does not meet the pre-specified number of commas; classifying, by the computing system and in response to the determination that the count of capital letters that are included in the second search query does not meet the pre-specified number of capital letters and the determination that the count of commas that are included in the second search query does not meet the pre-specified number of commas, the second search query as a query that identifies a general type of place; and providing, by the computing system and for receipt by the computing device, based on the classification of the second search query as one that identifies a general type of place, a response to the second search query that includes sponsored content.