Searching a backup archive

• US 20080033922A1
• Filed: 08/04/2006
• Published: 02/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Giampaolo, Dominic, Arrouye, Yan, Cisler, Pavel, Lyons, Dave, McInerney, Peter
• Granted Patent: US 7,809,687 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3349 Reuse of stored results of previous queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for searching. In one implementation, a method is provided. A current view of a search application is displayed in a user interface. The current view of the search application includes a search result including one or more elements. A first user input is received while the current view of a search application is displayed. The first user input requests that a history view associated with the current view of the search application be displayed. The history view includes search results based on a search of system data from an archive. The history view is displayed in response to the first user input, the history view including search results having a first item not present in the one or more elements.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

displaying a current view of a search application in a user interface, the current view of the search application including a search result including one or more elements;

receiving, while the current view of a search application is displayed, a first user input requesting that a history view associated with the current view of the search. application be displayed, the history view including search results based on a search of system data from an archive; and

displaying the history view in response to the first user input, the history view including search results having a first item not present in the one or more elements.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, while the history view is displayed, a second user input requesting that the first item identified in the search result of the history view be restored such that the first item is a search result of the current view of the search application.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

restoring, in response to the second user input, the current view of the search application according to the earlier version, at least with regard to the first item, where restoring includes retrieving data associated with the first item from the archive.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an input in the current view of the search application, the user input specifying one or more search terms.

5. The method of claim 4, where receiving the user input includes receiving one or more keywords.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an input in the current view of the search application, the user input specifying one or more search parameters.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an input in the history view modifying one or more of the search terms; and

using the modified one or more search terms to produce a second search result.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an input in the history view modifying one or more of the search parameters; and

using the modified one or more search parameters to produce a second search result.

9. A method comprising:

displaying a search result including one or more items in a user interface;

receiving, while the search result is displayed, a first user input requesting that an archive associated with system data be searched and displaying archived search results based on a search of system data from the archive;

displaying the archived search result in response to the first user input, the archived search result including at least a first visual representation of an earlier version of the system data including a first item not present in the one or more items in the search result.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

receiving while the archived search result is displayed, a second input in the history view modifying one or more of the search terms; and

using the modified one or more search terms to produce a second search result in the archived search result, the second search result including a second item.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving a third user input requesting that the second item identified in the second search result in the archived search result be restored such that the second item is an item of the a search result of the current view of the search application.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

restoring, in response to the third user input, the search result, at least with regard to the second item, where restoring includes retrieving data associated with the second item from the archive.

13. A computer program product, encoded on a computer-readable medium, operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

displaying a current view of a search application in a user interface, the current view of the search application including a search result including one or more elements;

receiving, while the current view of a search application is displayed, a first user input requesting that a history view associated with the current view of the search application be displayed, the history view including search results based on a search of system data from an archive; and

displaying the history view in response to the first user input, the history view including search results having a first item not present in the one or more elements.

14. A method comprising:

performing a first search including specifying one or more search parameters;

determining initial search results;

modifying the first search to include an archive; and

determine modified search results.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

modifying a parameter of the one or more search parameters.

16. The method of claim 15, where the modified parameter is a time range associated with the search.

17. The method of claim 15, where the modified parameter is a search term.

18. A method comprising:

defining one or more criteria for capturing a state of a view of a user interface;

capturing the state of the view in accordance with the criteria;

receiving a prompt to suspend presentation of a current view and present a captured view; and

performing a search in the captured view.