QUESTION-AND-ANSWER INTERFACE BASED ON CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION Russian patent published in 2019 - IPC G06F16/335 G06F16/338 G06F16/9535 G06F16/9537 

FIELD: information technology.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to means of providing a question-and-answer interface based on contextual information. Selecting an initial set of questions based on at least said location-based context from one or more contexts, wherein the initial set of questions contains questions previously submitted by other users associated with said user location. Providing corresponding representation of initial set questions to mobile computing device for output. Receiving data from a mobile computing device indicating selection of a specific representation associated with a specific question from an initial set of questions. A set of answers associated with this specific question is selected. Providing, in a mobile computing device for outputting, a corresponding representation of answers of said set, which are associated with said specific question. Data are received from a mobile computing device indicating selection of a specific representation relating to a specific answer of said set, which is associated with said specific question. In response to said determination that an additional set of questions is associated with a specific answer, a corresponding presentation of questions of said additional set is provided to the mobile computing device for output.

EFFECT: possibility of using search engines by categories of users who are unable to easily use a search system.

13 cl, 10 dwg