Patent ID: 9158861
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method performed by data processing apparatus, the method comprising: providing, via a processor, an electronic map of a geographic area for display on a user interface, the electronic map displaying a first set of one or more entities responsive to a previously received partial search query, the partial search query comprising an incomplete word; receiving a character string entered into the user interface, the character string representing an update to the previously received partial search query; determining a suggested search request based on the updated partial search query; identifying a second set of one or more entities responsive to the suggested search request and a geographic location for each entity in the second set, wherein each entity in the second set of entities is identified based on a likelihood the entity was previously selected by users when previously presented in response to the suggested search request; automatically panning or zooming the electronic map based on the geographic locations of the second set of entities; and providing an indicator for display on the electronic map for the geographic location of each entity in the second set of entities.