USER INTERFACE AND METHOD IN A LOCAL SEARCH SYSTEM HAVING VERTICAL CONTEXT
First Claim
1. A user interface, comprising:
- a first view transmitted from a server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a search identifier and a plurality of vertical search determinators, interacting with the search identifier causing transmission of a first search request from a client computer system at the server computer system, the first search request being utilized at the server computer system to extract at least one search result from a search data source, the search result including information relating to a geographic location and the search result depends on a respective one of the vertical search determinators; and
a second view, at least part of which is transmitted from the server computer system to the client computer system for display at the client computer system, wherein the second view includes the search result.
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Abstract
The invention provides a user interface including a first view transmitted from a server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a search identifier and a plurality of vertical search determinators, interacting with the search identifier causing transmission of a first search request from a client computer system at the server computer system, the first search request being utilized at the server computer system to extract at least one search result from a search data source, the search result including information relating to a geographic location and the search result depends on a respective one of the vertical search determinators, and a second view, at least part of which may be transmitted from the server computer system to the client computer system for display at the client computer system, wherein the second view may include the search result.
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25 Claims
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1. A user interface, comprising:
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a first view transmitted from a server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a search identifier and a plurality of vertical search determinators, interacting with the search identifier causing transmission of a first search request from a client computer system at the server computer system, the first search request being utilized at the server computer system to extract at least one search result from a search data source, the search result including information relating to a geographic location and the search result depends on a respective one of the vertical search determinators; and a second view, at least part of which is transmitted from the server computer system to the client computer system for display at the client computer system, wherein the second view includes the search result. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of interfacing with a client computer system, comprising:
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transmitting a first view from a server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a search identifier and a plurality of vertical search determinators; in response to a user interacting with the search identifier, receiving a first search request from a client computer system at the server computer system; utilizing the first search request at the server computer system to extract at least one search result from a search data source, the search result including information relating to a geographic location and the search result depends on a respective one of the vertical search determinators; and transmitting at least part of a second view from the server computer system to the client computer system for display at the client computer system, wherein the second view includes the search result. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a set of instructions which, when executed by at least one processor of at least one computer, executes a method comprising:
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transmitting a first view from a server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a search identifier and a plurality of vertical search determinators; in response to a user interacting with the search identifier, receiving a first search request from a client computer system at the server computer system; utilizing the first search request at the server computer system to extract at least one search result from a search data source, the search result including information relating to a geographic location and the search result depends on a respective one of the vertical search determinators; and transmitting at least part of a second view from the server computer system to the client computer system for display at the client computer system, wherein the second view includes the search result.
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