PERSISTENT INTERFACE

• US 20080147670A1
• Filed: 12/15/2006
• Published: 06/19/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IAC Search & Media Incorporated (Match Group, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: IAC Search & Media Incorporated (Match Group, Inc.)
• Inventors: Collier, Erik T., Read, Daniel J.
• Granted Patent: US 8,601,387 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/10
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques

Abstract

A user interface is described, having a search box for entering a search query. The search box and other components remain stationary when conducting a search. A toolbox is provided with links to different views for conducting category-specific searches, and the links are editable.

Claims

1. A user interface, comprising:

a plurality of views;

a plurality of view links in each view, each being selectable to open a respective one of the views; and

a respective search box in each one of the views, wherein at least one component is located in substantially the same location in each one of the views.

2. The user interface of claim 1, wherein the search box is in substantially the same location in each one of the views.

3. The user interface of claim 1, wherein the search view links are substantially in the same location in each one of the views.

4. The user interface of claim 3, wherein the search view links are located vertically below one another.

5. The user interface of claim 1, further comprising:

a search button in substantially the same location in each view.

6. The user interface of claim 1, further comprising:

a component in substantially the same location in each view.

7. The user interface of claim 6, wherein the component is a logo.

8. The user interface of claim 6, wherein the component is text.

9. A method of interfacing with a client site, comprising:

presenting a first view of a plurality of views to the client site, including a first search box and a first plurality of view links, each view link being selectable to open a respective view of the plurality of views;

receiving a view link command, wherein one of the search view links of the first plurality of view links in the first view is selected; and

in response to the search view link command, presenting a second view to the client site, including a search box and a second plurality of view links, each view link of the second plurality of view links being selectable to open a respective one of the views, wherein at least one component is located in substantially the same location in each one of the views.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the search box is in substantially the same location in each one of the views.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the search view links are substantially in the same location in each one of the views.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the search view links are located vertically below one another.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

a search button in substantially the same location in each view.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

a component in substantially the same location in each view.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the component is a logo.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the component is text.

17. A computer-readable medium, having a set of instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor of a computer carries out a method of interfacing with a client site, comprising:

presenting a first view of a plurality of views to the client site, including a first search box and a first plurality of view links, each view link being selectable to open a respective view of the plurality of views;

receiving a view link command, wherein one of the search view links of the first plurality of view links in the first view is selected; and

in response to the search view link command, presenting a second view to the client site, including a search box and a second plurality of view links, each view link of the second plurality of view links being selectable to open a respective one of the views, wherein at least one component is located in substantially the same location in each one of the views.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the search box is in substantially the same location in each one of the views.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the search view links are substantially in the same location in each one of the views.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the search view links are located vertically below one another.

21. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, further comprising:

a search button in substantially the same location in each view.

22. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, further comprising;

a component in substantially the same location in each view.

23. The computer-readable medium of claim 22, wherein the component is a logo.

24. The computer-readable medium of claim 22, wherein the component is text.