User readability improvement for dynamic updating of search results

• US 20080072180A1
• Filed: 09/15/2006
• Published: 03/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: EMC Corporation (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: EMC Corporation (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Chevalier, Pierre-Yves, Brette, Marc
• Granted Patent: US 8,201,107 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/861
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24578 using ranking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus

Abstract

Dynamic update of a displayed set of search results is disclosed. One or more search results in a displayed set of search results are shown to move within the display to create a space. One or more additional search results are displayed in the space. In some embodiments, animation techniques are used to provide a more nearly continuous and easy to comprehend update of the displayed results.

Claims

1. A method of presenting search results comprising:

showing one or more results in a displayed set of search results moving to create a space; and

displaying one or more additional search results in the space.

2. A method as in claim 1, wherein the one or more results are shown to move at a rate selected to enable a user to perceive where in the displayed set of search results the one or more additional search results are being added.

3. A method as in claim 1, wherein the space is created within the displayed set of search results.

4. A method as in claim 1, wherein the space is created adjacent to one or more of the one or more results.

5. A method as in claim 1, wherein the space is created in a substantially continuous fashion.

6. A method as in claim 1, wherein the space is created using an animated sequence.

7. A method as in claim 1, further comprising identifying an insertion location for the space.

8. A method as in claim 7, wherein the insertion location is based at least in part on the ordering of the one or more additional results as merged into the one or more results.

9. A method as in claim 8, wherein the ordering of the search results depends on a relevance ranking of the search results within the one or more results and within a combined one or more results and the one or more additional results.

10. A computer program product for presenting search results, the computer program product being embodied in a computer readable medium and comprising computer instructions for:

showing one or more results in a displayed set of search results moving to create a space; and

displaying one or more additional search results in the space.

11. A system for presenting search results comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory is configured to provide the processor with instructions which when executed cause the processor to;

show one or more results in a displayed set of search results moving to create a space; and

display one or more additional search results in the space.