Dynamic search criteria on a search graph
First Claim
1. A method for creating a page, wherein the page when interpreted comprises:
- displaying a search graph, wherein the search graph comprises an axis, and wherein the axis represents a search criteria; and
displaying an icon representing a search term at a position on the search graph, wherein the position specifies a value of the search criteria for the search term.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that, in an embodiment, display icons representing search terms on a search graph, having at least one axis. The axis represents a search criteria. The position of the icon specifies a value (such as an importance or weight) of the search criteria. A search engine uses the search terms, the search criteria, and the value to conduct the search. The results of the search are displayed in a results pane, and the search results are updated as the positions of the icons on the search graph change. The search criteria associated with the axes of the search graph may also change. In this way, the user interface for the search is made easier for the user to control.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for creating a page, wherein the page when interpreted comprises:
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displaying a search graph, wherein the search graph comprises an axis, and wherein the axis represents a search criteria; and
displaying an icon representing a search term at a position on the search graph, wherein the position specifies a value of the search criteria for the search term. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus comprising:
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means for displaying a search graph, wherein the search graph comprises a plurality of axes, wherein each of the plurality of axes represents a search criteria; and
means for displaying a plurality of icons representing a plurality of respective search terms at a plurality of respective positions on the search graph, wherein the plurality of positions specify a respective plurality of values of the respective plurality of search criteria for the plurality of search terms. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A signal-bearing medium encoded with instructions, wherein the instructions when executed comprise:
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displaying a plurality of icons representing a plurality of respective search terms at a plurality of respective positions on a search graph, wherein the search graph comprises a plurality of axes, wherein each of the plurality of axes represents a search criteria, and wherein each of the plurality of positions specifies a respective plurality of values of the respective search criteria for the plurality of search terms; and
submitting the plurality of search terms and the plurality values of the search criteria to a search engine. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer system comprising:
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a processor; and
a main memory encoded with instructions, wherein the instructions when executed on the processor comprise;
displaying a plurality of icons representing a plurality of respective search terms at a plurality of respective positions on a search graph, wherein the search graph comprises a plurality of axes, wherein each of the plurality of axes represents a search criteria, and wherein each of the plurality of positions specifies a respective plurality of values of the respective search criteria for the plurality of search terms, submitting the plurality of search terms and the plurality values of the plurality of search criteria to a search engine, and displaying search results in a results pane, wherein the results pane is concurrently visible with the search graph. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for configuring a computer, comprising:
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configuring the computer to create a page, wherein the page when interpreted displays a search graph, wherein the search graph comprises an axis, and wherein the axis represents a search criteria; and
configuring the computer to create the page, wherein the page when interpreted displays an icon representing a search term at a position on the search graph, wherein the position specifies a value of the search criteria for the search term.
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