Method and apparatus for fast searching of hand-held contacts lists
US6557004B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 2, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99943
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a quick searching method for filtering a contact list in a hand-held device. Under the method, upon receiving a search string from a user, a database object is opened that is sorted alphabetically on the first name of each contact. A search is then performed on the sorted list to retrieve the ID's of the first record in the sorted list and the last record in the sorted list that have a first name that matches the search string. A second database object is then opened that is sorted alphabetically on a “filed as” field. The “filed as” list is then searched to find the first and last records that match the search string. The first name search results and the “filed as” search results are then combined. The records in the combination are then displayed to the user.
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