Patent ID: 7603360
Filing Date: 2009-10-13
Classification: G06F,G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for presenting user characteristic and location influenced search results via a display of a mobile communication facility, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a search request from a user of the mobile communication facility, wherein the search request is received over a cellular telephony infrastructure provided by a carrier, wherein the user is paying for use of the mobile communication facility with the carrier, wherein the search request includes a keyword query entered by the user and: receiving from the carrier information relating to a plurality of user characteristics derived by the carrier, wherein the plurality of user characteristics are at least: transmitting search results for presentation on the display of the mobile communication facility relating to the keyword query in a list that is prioritized according to relevancy, wherein the relevancy is at least part based on the information relating to the plurality of user characteristics and the implicit query or the explicit query.