METHODS, DEVICES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR LIMITING SEARCH SCOPE BASED ON NAVIGATION OF A MENU SCREEN
First Claim
1. A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising:
- displaying a search field in a menu screen including a plurality of icons representing respective application programs;
visually indicating selection of at least one of the plurality of icons responsive to navigation of the menu screen;
limiting a search scope to at least one database associated with at least one application program represented by the selected at least one of the plurality of icons;
searching the at least one database using the limited search scope responsive to entry of a search string including one or more alphanumeric characters in the search field; and
displaying at least one search result including the search string if found in the at least one database.
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Abstract
A method of operating an electronic device includes displaying a search field in a menu screen including a plurality of icons representing respective application programs. Selection of at least one of the plurality of icons is visually indicated responsive to navigation of the menu screen. A search scope is limited to at least one database associated with at least one application program represented by the selected at least one of the plurality of icons. The at least one database is searched using the limited search scope responsive to entry of a search string including one or more alphanumeric characters in the search field. If found in the at least one database, at least one search result including the search string is displayed. Related devices and computer program products are also discussed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising:
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displaying a search field in a menu screen including a plurality of icons representing respective application programs; visually indicating selection of at least one of the plurality of icons responsive to navigation of the menu screen; limiting a search scope to at least one database associated with at least one application program represented by the selected at least one of the plurality of icons; searching the at least one database using the limited search scope responsive to entry of a search string including one or more alphanumeric characters in the search field; and displaying at least one search result including the search string if found in the at least one database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electronic device, comprising:
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a user interface configured to provide navigation of a menu screen; a memory configured to store application programs and databases associated therewith; a display configured to display a search field in the menu screen including a plurality of icons representing the respective application programs and visually indicate selection of at least one of the plurality of icons responsive to navigation of the menu screen via the user interface; and a search module configured to limit a search scope to at least one database associated with at least one application program represented by the selected at least one of the plurality of icons and configured to search the at least one database using the limited search scope responsive to entry of a search string including one or more alphanumeric characters in the search field, wherein the display is further configured to display at least one search result including the search string if found in the at least one database. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product providing a predictive text function in a mobile terminal, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied in said medium, said computer readable program code comprising; computer readable program code that displays a search field in a menu screen including a plurality of icons representing respective application programs; computer readable program code that visually indicates selection of at least one of the plurality of icons responsive to navigation of the menu screen; computer readable program code that limits a search scope to at least one database associated with at least one application program represented by the selected at least one of the plurality of icons; computer readable program code that searches the at least one database using the limited search scope responsive to entry of a search string including one or more alphanumeric characters in the search field; and computer readable program code that displays at least one search result including the search string if found in the at least one database.
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