System and method for providing a result set visualizations of chronological document usage
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method of providing a chronological histogram of one or more documents that a user has previously accessed comprising:
- receiving an input to perform a search query of an index, said index including one or more documents that the user has previously accessed; and
presenting a chronological histogram characterizing one or more documents matching said search query wherein presenting said chronological histogram comprises;
providing a bar indicating each of the one or more document that the user has accessed; and
providing an additional bar indicating one or more documents matching said search query, wherein said additional bar is visually different than said bar indicating each document the user has accessed.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for enabling a user to search for documents that the user has previously viewed on its local machine. The system includes three main components: the desktop integration module, the index module, and the graphical user interface module. The desktop integration module is an application which monitors documents with which the user interacts for predetermined events, and obtains content data and metadata from the monitored documents. The index module indexes the content data and metadata received from the desktop integration module. The graphical user interface module then permits a user to utilize the desktop integration module and index module by allowing a user to search for a document.
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1. A computer implemented method of providing a chronological histogram of one or more documents that a user has previously accessed comprising:
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receiving an input to perform a search query of an index, said index including one or more documents that the user has previously accessed; and
presenting a chronological histogram characterizing one or more documents matching said search query wherein presenting said chronological histogram comprises;
providing a bar indicating each of the one or more document that the user has accessed; and
providing an additional bar indicating one or more documents matching said search query, wherein said additional bar is visually different than said bar indicating each document the user has accessed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer implemented graphical user interface for displaying a chronological histogram characterizing one or more documents that a user has previously accessed comprising:
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a search entry field for accepting one or more keywords specifying a search criteria to search for among said previously accessed documents;
a search results portion providing a list of documents that the user has previously accessed matching the search criteria wherein each document listing includes a document name and one or more of a date said document was accessed, and a location where said document is stored; and
a chronology histogram having one or more bars indicating each document the user has previously accessed and one or more bars indicating each document matching said search criteria, wherein each bar displayed may be selected to display additional information about the represented document. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A computer implemented system for providing a chronological histogram of one or more documents that a user has previously accessed comprising:
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means for receiving an input to perform a search query of an index, said index including one or more documents the user has previously accessed; and
means for presenting a chronological histogram characterizing one or more documents matching said search query wherein presenting said chronological histogram comprises;
means for providing a bar indicating each document the user has accessed; and
means for providing an additional bar indicating one or more documents matching said search query, wherein said additional bar is displayed in visually different than said bar indicating each document the user has accessed. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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