USER INTERFACE AND METHOD IN LOCAL SEARCH SYSTEM WITH RESULTS THAT CAN BE REPRODUCED

• US 20090132486A1
• Filed: 11/16/2007
• Published: 05/21/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: IAC Search & Media Incorporated (Match Group, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: IAC Search & Media Incorporated (Match Group, Inc.)
• Inventors: Leeds, Doug, Massie, William Ryan, Reed, William Edward JR., Yang, Yue Rona
• Application Number:
  US11/941,757
• Publication Number:
  US 20090132486A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2425 Iterative querying; Query formulation based on the results of a preceding query
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24535 of sub-queries or views
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries

Abstract

A user interface includes a first view transmitted from a server computer system to a client computer system, the first view including a search identifier, a user interacting with the search identifier causing transmission a first search request from the client computer system at the server computer system. A second view transmitted from the server computer system to the client computer system for display at the client computer system includes a search result. A third view includes a reproduction selector. A user selecting the reproduction selector causes transmission of a first reproduction command from the client computer system to the server computer system. A fourth view includes the first search result included in the second view.

Claims

1. A user interface, comprising:

a first view transmitted from a server computer system to a client computer system, the first view including a search identifier, a user interacting with the search identifier causing transmission a first search request from the client computer system at the server computer system, the first search request being utilized at the server computer system to extract at least a first search result from a search data source, the first search result including information relating to a geographic location;

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;

a third view at least part of which is transmitted from the server computer system to the client computer system, the third view including a first reproduction selector, a user selecting the first reproduction selector causing transmission of a first reproduction command from the client computer system to the server computer system; and

a fourth view transmitted in response to the first reproduction command from the server computer system to the client computer system, the fourth view including the first search result included in the second view.

2. The user interface of claim 1, wherein the second view includes at least one save selector, further comprising:

receiving a save command upon selection of the save selector; and

in response to the save selector saving information relating to the search results in the second view, the information relating to the search results in the second view being used for the fourth view.

3. The user interface of claim 2, wherein the save selector is received from the client computer system at the server computer system.

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

displaying a reproduction selector at the client computer system in response to selection of the save selector.

5. The user interface of claim 1, wherein the first reproduction selector includes a thumbnail of at least a portion of the second view.

6. The user interface of claim 1, wherein the fourth view includes at least a second reproduction selector, selection of the second reproduction selector causing transmission of a second reproduction command from the client computer system to the server computer system.

7. The user interface of claim 1, further comprising a fifth view transmitted from the server computer system to the client computer system, the fifth view including a second search identifier.

8. The user interface of claim 1, wherein the information relating to the geographic location includes an address.

9. The user interface of claim 1, wherein the second view includes a map and the information relating to the geographic location is used to indicate the geographic location on the map of the second view, and the fourth view includes the map of the second view with the geographic location indicated on the map of the second view.

10. A method of interfacing with a client computer system, comprising:

transmitting a first view from a server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a search identifier;

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 a first search result from a search data source, the first search result including information relating to a geographic location;

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;

transmitting a third view from the server computer system to the client computer system, the third view including a first reproduction selector;

receiving a first reproduction command from the client computer system at the server computer system upon selection of the reproduction selector; and

in response to the first reproduction command transmitting a fourth view from the server computer system to the client computer system, the fourth view including the first search result included in the second view.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the second view includes at least one save selector, further comprising:

receiving a save command upon selection of the save selector; and

in response to the save selector saving information relating to the search results in the second view, the information relating to the search results in the second view being used for the fourth view.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the save selector is received from the client computer system at the server computer system.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

displaying a reproduction selector at the client computer system in response to selection of the save selector.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the first reproduction selector includes a thumbnail of at least a portion of the second view.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the fourth view includes at least a second reproduction selector, selection of the second reproduction selector causing transmission of a second reproduction command from the client computer system to the server computer system.

16. The method of claim 10, transmitting a fifth view from a server computer system to the client computer system, the fifth view including a second search identifier;

in response to a user interacting with the second search identifier, receiving a second search request from a client computer system at the server computer system;

utilizing the second search request to extract at least a second search result from a search data source, the second search result including information relating to a geographic location;

transmitting at least part of a sixth view from the server computer system to the client computer system for display at the client computer system, wherein the sixth view includes the search result;

transmitting a seventh view from the server computer system to the client computer system, the seventh view including a second reproduction selector;

receiving a reproduction command from the client computer system at the server computer system upon selection of the reproduction selector; and

in response to the reproduction command transmitting an eighth view from the server computer system to the client computer system, the eighth view including the second search result included in the sixth view.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the information relating to the geographic location includes an address.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein the second view includes a map and the information relating to the geographic location is used to indicate the geographic location on the map of the second view, and the fourth view includes the map of the second view with the geographic location indicated on the map of the second view.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein a plurality of search results is transmitted, each including information relating to a different geographic location, wherein information relating to a respective one of the search results is displayed on the map of the second view upon selection of at least one component of the respective search result.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the search request includes an area and a boundary of the area is displayed on the map of the second view and the same boundary is displayed on the map of the fourth view.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein the second view is configured to make an addition to the map, the addition appearing in the fourth view.

22. The method of claim 18, wherein the first view includes a map and the second view includes at least a first static location marker at a first fixed location on the map of the second view due to selection of a location marker at the fixed location on the map of the first view.

23. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

storing a profile page, wherein the first view includes a plurality of verticals, selection of a respective vertical causing the display of a respective search identifier associated with the respective vertical, the search request received from a client computer system at the server computer system being in response to the user interacting with one of the search identifiers, and display of the profile page independent of the search identifier that the user interacts with.

24. The method of claim 10, wherein a plurality of search results is extracted and included in the second view, further comprising:

receiving a driving direction request relating to a select one of the search results from the client computer system at the server computer system;

in response to the driving direction request, calculating driving directions to the selected search result; and

transmitting at least part of a third view from the server computer system to the client computer system, the third view including the driving directions to the selected search result and at least one of the search results other than the selected search result.

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:

transmitting a first view from a server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a search identifier;

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 a first search result from a search data source, the first search result including information relating to a geographic location;

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;

transmitting a third view from the server computer system to the client computer system, the third view including a first reproduction selector;

receiving a first reproduction command from the client computer system at the server computer system upon selection of the reproduction selector; and

in response to the first reproduction command transmitting a fourth view from the server computer system to the client computer system, the fourth view including the first search result included in the second view.