Media Search Scope Expansion
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1. A computer-implemented method of operation on a data processing device having access to a first data source of media items and having access to a second data source of media items, said method for generating in response to a user query of the first data source a list of media items, said method comprising:
- in response to the user query of the first data source, searching the first data source and displaying information identifying one or more items, if any, of the first data source which identified items of the first data source correspond to the user query;
in response to the user query of the first data source, searching the second data source and displaying information identifying one or more items, if any, of the second data source which identified items of the second data source correspond to the user query.
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Abstract
In response to the user query of a first data source, the first data source is search and search results, if any, are displayed. In addition, a second data source is searched using the same or a similar query and the results, if any, are displayed.
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1. A computer-implemented method of operation on a data processing device having access to a first data source of media items and having access to a second data source of media items, said method for generating in response to a user query of the first data source a list of media items, said method comprising:
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in response to the user query of the first data source, searching the first data source and displaying information identifying one or more items, if any, of the first data source which identified items of the first data source correspond to the user query;
in response to the user query of the first data source, searching the second data source and displaying information identifying one or more items, if any, of the second data source which identified items of the second data source correspond to the user query. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-implemented method of operation on a data processing device having access to a first data source of media items and having access to a plurality of additional data sources of media items, said method for generating in response to a user query of the first data source a list of media items, said method comprising:
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in response to the user query of the first data source, searching the first data source and displaying information identifying one or more items, if any, of the first data source which identified items of the first data source correspond to the user query;
in response to the user query of the first data source, searching at least one of the plurality of additional data sources and displaying information identifying one or more items, if any, found in the searching which identified items of the searched data source correspond to the user query. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for generating a list of media items, said system having access to a first data source of media items and a second data source of media items, said system comprising:
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a user interface for receiving a user query for media items available from the first data source;
a processor for generating a first list of media items, if any, from the first data source in response to the user query;
said user interface for displaying the first list of items, if any, of the first data source;
said processor for generating a second list of media items, if any, from the second data source in response to the user query; and
said user interface for displaying the second list of items, if any, of the second data source. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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