A new article on Search Engine Journal reports that a new patent form Google tells us how queries may be written based on the context of those searches to better meet search intent.



A newly granted patent from Google is named "Predicting intent of a search for a particular context." It starts by telling readers that a searcher may use a computing device to obtain information and facts to assist the searcher in accomplishing a certain task. It goes on to say that a searcher must provide sufficient information (e.g., search query terms) to guide a computing device to locate the information a searcher seeks. Here's the abstract:

Google tells us about the kinds of contextual information that might be considered when queries are performed and that they could include information such as:

• Search histories.
• Location histories.
• Long and short-term tasks.
• Calendar information.
• Application use histories.
• Purchase histories.
• Favorites.
• Bookmarks.

Computing devices and information server systems can also gather additional information about a user of computing devices:

• Information about the operating state of a computing device.
• The physical and/or virtual environment of the user and/or the computing device at various locations and times.

This article is quite a long read, but there are some fascinating insights that are too long to list here. You can read everything by visiting the above link!