Facilitating interaction with system level search user interface
US10346479B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 9, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/903
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system level search user interface that includes both a data entry portion and a search identification portion is displayed. Data input by a user as a search term is displayed in the data entry portion, and identifiers of each of one or more scopes on the computing device that can be searched using the search term are displayed in the search identification portion. Search results based on a selected scope are displayed in a search results portion of the system level search user interface. A set of keyboard shortcuts allow users to quickly search using any of the scopes, and see previews of a number of results that each of the scopes return. Additionally, the system level search user interface allow users to easily focus on different search result entries, and efficiently change scopes for searching.
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