Implicit queries (IQ) for contextualized search

The Implicit Query (IQ) prototype is a system which automatically generates context-sensitive searches based on a user’s current computing activities. In the demo, we show IQ running when users are reading or composing email. Queries are automatically generated by analyzing the email message, and results are presented in a small pane adjacent to the current window to provide peripheral awareness of related information. Categories and Subject Descriptions H.3.3 [Information Storage and Retrieval] General Terms Algorithms, experimentation, human factors. Keywords Personal information management, interactive information retrieval, user interfaces, implicit queries.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: SIGIR
• Authors: Susan T. Dumais, Edward Cutrell, Raman Sarin, Eric Horvitz
• Keywords: Implicit Query, SIGIR 2004, Small Pane Adjacent, User’s Current Computing