Search Query Location Prediction for Mobile Relevance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile devices face challenges in providing relevant search results due to limited input capabilities, smaller displays, and slower data connections, making it difficult to effectively utilize location-based information without explicit user input.
Innovation Solution
Systems and techniques that predict the relevance of location to a search query and promote location-based search results, even if location information is not included in the query, by using methods such as determining if a location indicator is associated with the device, generating modified search queries, and sequencing results based on predicted relevance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If location-based search results are promoted without explicit user input, then relevance of search results is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by obtaining location information from the mobile device before processing the search query. Location indicators are retrieved and stored in advance, allowing the system to automatically associate location data with search queries without requiring explicit user input, thereby improving result relevance while managing complexity through pre-computation
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by automatically detecting and utilizing location information from the mobile device without requiring user intervention. The device's own location capabilities are leveraged to enhance search results, allowing the system to serve itself by autonomously determining location relevance and sequencing results accordingly
2Measurement precision
If location information is automatically obtained and used, then search result relevance is improved, but user privacy concerns increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary approach by obtaining location information from the mobile device's existing location capabilities rather than directly accessing sensitive user data. The location indicator serves as an intermediary that provides necessary spatial context for search results while maintaining a layer of abstraction that addresses privacy concerns through indirect data acquisition
3Measurement precision
If location-based results are generated for every query, then information accuracy is improved, but data transmission time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by selectively generating location-based search results only when location information is available and relevant to the specific query, rather than uniformly for all queries. This targeted approach ensures high information accuracy for location-sensitive searches while minimizing unnecessary data transmission and processing time for queries where location data is unavailable or irrelevant
4Measurement precision
If location indicators are determined from device or network sources, then location accuracy is improved, but device resource consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements multi-functionality by utilizing existing location capabilities already present in mobile devices and communication networks. Rather than introducing dedicated location-determination hardware or software, the invention leverages universal location-indicating functions that mobile devices and networks already possess, thereby achieving improved location accuracy without significantly increasing device resource consumption
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AI summary
A computer-implemented method includes receiving a search query from a remote device, determining if the search query includes location-related information, and if the search query includes location-related information, generating a first result set based on the search query and the location-related information, and if the search query does not include location-related information, determining whether a location indicator is associated with the remote device, and if a location indicator is associated with the remote device, generating a second result set based on the search query and the location indicator.