Abstract:
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for combining authentication and application shortcut. An example method includes responsive to a user request identifying an entity: identifying a first time period associated with the entity based at least on a type of the entity; determining, within the first time period, a plurality of first candidate entities associated with the first entity; selecting first entities in the plurality of first candidate entities according to one or more selection criteria; and providing, for presentation to the user, first user-selectable graphical elements on a first graphical user-interactive timeline. Each first user-selectable graphical element identifies a corresponding first entity in the first entities.