Patent: Google May Start Showing a New Kind of Search Suggestions Based on Tasks

Bill Slawski breaks down a newly granted Google patent Associating a task with a user based on user selection of a query suggestion that sheds some light on how Google may start showing a new kind of search suggestions based on tasks.

A searcher may try to find information for a task that needs to be completed. For instance, searching for information about booking a flight. The patent tells us it is about identifying a query and returning a task search suggestion in response.

For example, a task may be related to paying a cellular phone bill. The task may be categorized as a reminder task because the task may be to remind a user to pay a bill, and/or the task may be categorized as a purchase task because the task may be to purchase a product and/or service.

Check out his post for the full breakdown.