SEARCH INTERFACE FOR MOBILE DEVICES
First Claim
1. A system for providing a user interface to obtain content from a plurality of software applications accessible by a mobile device, comprising:
- a search component that receives input from an interface component;
a search request component that generates a search based at least in part upon the input, the search retrieves results from a plurality of software applications; and
a display component that renders a view of the results of the search on a display screen of the mobile device.
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Abstract
The subject disclosure pertains to systems and methods for providing a user interface for mobile devices. The user interface can include a search function that utilizes user input to search multiple software applications and data sources. Content can be retrieved and presented to a user without requiring the user to navigate to the underlying application or sources supplying the content. The applications or content sources can be local to the mobile device or remotely located, such as an Internet site. One or more types of data can be retrieved and presented to a user based upon the user input. Search results can be displayed and dynamically updated as additional user input is obtained.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for providing a user interface to obtain content from a plurality of software applications accessible by a mobile device, comprising:
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a search component that receives input from an interface component;
a search request component that generates a search based at least in part upon the input, the search retrieves results from a plurality of software applications; and
a display component that renders a view of the results of the search on a display screen of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of searching a plurality of content sources accessible from a mobile device for content, comprising:
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receiving input that includes a search criterion;
initiating a search of the plurality of content sources based at least in part upon the search criterion;
receiving at least one result from the search; and
rendering a view of the at least one result on a display. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for obtaining content from a plurality of software applications, comprising:
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means for determining at least one search criterion;
means for initiating a search of the plurality of applications based at least in part upon the at least one search criterion;
means for obtaining search results; and
means for displaying a view of the search results. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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