Spatial search and selection feature
First Claim
1. A method for searching content in a spatial user interface, wherein at least one search target in the spatial user interface is defined for the search, for which at least one target of the search is done, so that after at least one result for the content is found at least one result item containing the searched content is highlighted on the user interface.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for searching content from a computer storage means by means of a visual user interface. The search is carried out by a search command, and search results that can be more than one, are displayed in their actual locations in said user interface. The invention also relates to a device, to a displaying unit and to a computer program product.
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1. A method for searching content in a spatial user interface, wherein
at least one search target in the spatial user interface is defined for the search, for which at least one target of the search is done, so that after at least one result for the content is found at least one result item containing the searched content is highlighted on the user interface.
- 8. A device comprising a search robot for searching content in a spatial user interface displayed by a displaying means to which displaying means the device is connected, said device further comprising means for defining at least one search target in the spatial user interface for which search target the search robot is configured to make the search, so that after at least one result for the content is found, the device is capable of highlighting on the user interface at least one result item containing the searched content.
- 15. A computer program product for searching content in a spatial user interface, said computer program product comprising computer readable instructions stored on a readable medium and for execution on a processor, the computer readable instructions instructions for defining at least one search target in the spatial user interface for which search target the computer program product is capable of making the search, and so that after at least one result for the content is found, the computer program product comprises instructions for highlighting on the user interface at least one result item containing the searched content.
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