System and method for providing a single input field having multiple processing possibilities

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016005091-A1
Application number	US-201514853579-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 14, 2015
Priority date	Mar 31, 2014
Publication date	Jan 7, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Disclosed herein are methods for providing a buy option to search results in a generalized search engine. That one location for a search field can be a website, an application, a search bar in a web browser, etc. Rather than navigating to a website to perform a search in the context of that website, a user can instead navigate to or open a generalized search field. Via the generalized search field, the system can analyze the input from the user and the resulting context. A buy button can be included a search result to the user input in the input search field. Payment for an item can be processing using a payment account registered with the system with delivery coordinated with a separate merchant via an application programming interface.

First claim

We claim:

1 . A method comprising:
(1) establishing, from a merchant site, communication between the merchant site and a generalized search entity via a communication interface, wherein the generalized search entity:
A. presents an input field on user interface, wherein the input field is associated with processing data using a generalized search engine that indexes and searches both merchant sites and non-merchant sites;
B. receives user input in the input field;
C. when the user input indicates a search intent:
presents a search result comprising a non-merchant site;
receives a search interaction associated with the non-merchant site; and
transitions the user to the non-merchant site;

D. when the user input indicates a purchase intent:
presents a purchase-related search result comprising a buy option associated with the user input, the search result comprising an item offered from the merchant site; and
receives a purchase interaction associated with the buy option;

(2) when the user input indicates the purchase intent:
receiving, via the communication interface and at the merchant site, payment information from the generalized search entity, the payment information associated with the purchase interaction for the item; and
processing deliver of the item via the merchant site.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the merchant sites and non-merchant sites are websites.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the user interface is on a mobile device.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein when the user input indicates a purchase intent, the generalized search entity processes a payment for the item via stored payment information for the user.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein receiving the payment information comprises receiving confirmation that the payment for the item has been processed.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the communication interface is an application programming interface for managing the purchase and delivery of the item.

7 . A system comprising:
a processor; and a computer-readable storage device storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising: (1) establishing, from a merchant site, communication between the merchant site and a generalized search entity via a communication interface, wherein the generalized search entity:
A. presents an input field on user interface, wherein the input field is associated with processing data using a generalized search engine that indexes and searches both merchant sites and non-merchant sites;
B. receives user input in the input field;
C. when the user input indicates a search intent:
presents a search result comprising a non-merchant site;
receives a search interaction associated with the non-merchant site; and
transitions the user to the non-merchant site;

D. when the user input indicates a purchase intent:
presents a purchase-related search result comprising a buy option associated with the user input, the search result comprising an item offered from the merchant site; and
receives a purchase interaction associated with the buy option;

(2) when the user input indicates the purchase intent:
receiving, via the communication interface and at the merchant site, payment information from the generalized search entity, the payment information associated with the purchase interaction for the item; and
processing deliver of the item via the merchant site.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the merchant sites and non-merchant sites are websites.

9 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the user interface is on a mobile device.

10 . The system of claim 7 , wherein when the user input indicates a purchase intent, the generalized search entity processes a payment for the item via stored payment information for the user.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein receiving the payment information comprises receiving confirmation that the payment for the item has been processed.

12 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the communication interface is an application programming interface for managing the purchase and delivery of the item.

13 . A computer-readable storage device storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
(1) establishing, from a merchant site, communication between the merchant site and a generalized search entity via a communication interface, wherein the generalized search entity:
A. presents an input field on user interface, wherein the input field is associated with processing data using a generalized search engine that indexes and searches both merchant sites and non-merchant sites;
B. receives user input in the input field;
C. when the user input indicates a search intent:
presents a search result comprising a non-merchant site;
receives a search interaction associated with the non-merchant site; and
transitions the user to the non-merchant site;

D. when the user input indicates a purchase intent:
presents a purchase-related search result comprising a buy option associated with the user input, the search result comprising an item offered from the merchant site; and
receives a purchase interaction associated with the buy option;

(2) when the user input indicates the purchase intent:
receiving, via the communication interface and at the merchant site, payment information from the generalized search entity, the payment information associated with the purchase interaction for the item; and
processing deliver of the item via the merchant site.

14 . The computer-readable storage device of claim 13 , wherein the merchant sites and non-merchant sites are websites.

15 . The computer-readable storage device of claim 13 , wherein the user interface is on a mobile device.

16 . The computer-readable storage device of claim 13 , wherein when the user input indicates a purchase intent, the generalized search entity processes a payment for the item via stored payment information for the user.

17 . The computer-readable storage device of claim 14 , wherein receiving the payment information comprises receiving confirmation that the payment for the item has been processed.

18 . The computer-readable storage device of claim 13 , wherein the communication interface is an application programming interface for managing the purchase and delivery of the item.

Assignees

• Monticello Entpr Llc

Inventors

• Isaacson Thomas M
• Durham Ryan C

Classifications

• G06Q10/40

  Business processes related to social networking or social networking services · CPC title

• G06F18/24

  Classification techniques · CPC title

• G06Q30/0635

  replenishment orders; recurring orders · CPC title

• G06F3/04842

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06Q30/0623

  by investigating goods or services · CPC title