SEARCH RESULTS FROM SELECTED SOURCES

• US 20080147709A1
• Filed: 12/15/2006
• Published: 06/19/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: IAC Search & Media Incorporated (Match Group, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: IAC Search & Media Incorporated (Match Group, Inc.)
• Inventors: Read, Daniel J.
• Application Number:
  US11/611,826
• Publication Number:
  US 20080147709A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/102
• 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 first search box;

a first content area;

first content within the first content area, the first content including first search results responsive to a first search query entered in the first search box and including at least a first category; and

a source selector to select a source of the first search results of the first category from a plurality of sources.

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

a first view, wherein the first search box is in the first view;

a second view, wherein the content area and the content are in the second view, and the second view further includes a source-selection link; and

a source-selection area that opens upon selection of the source-selection link, the source selector being in the source-selection area.

3. The user interface of claim 2, further comprising a complete link in the source-selection area, the source-selection area closing upon selection of the complete link.

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

a second search box;

a second content area; and

second content within the second content area, the second content including search results responsive to a second search query, that is different from the first search query, entered in the second search box, and being based on the selected source.

5. The user interface of claim 1, wherein the first content includes a plurality of categories, the source of the first search results of the first category being selectable within the source selector without modifying a source of the first search results of the second category.

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

receiving a source selection and a search query from client site to said at least one server; and

providing search results from said at least one server for display at the client site, the search results being based on the search query and being from a source selected based on the source selection from a plurality of sources.

7. 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:

receiving a source selection and a search query from client site to said at least one server; and

providing search results from said at least one server for display at the client site, the search results being based on the search query and being from a source selected based on the source selection from a plurality of sources.