System, method, and solfware application for enabling a user to search an external domain within a visual mapping interface
First Claim
1. A method for enabling a user to search a domain within a visual mapping interface on a computer, the method comprising:
- providing a visual mapping interface on a computer, wherein a user can enter one or more search terms into the visual mapping interface;
providing the user with one or more search domain options within the visual mapping interface;
in response to the user entering one or more search terms and selecting a search domain within the visual mapping interface, initiating a search of the search domain based on the search terms;
receiving search results from the search; and
displaying the search results in a visual map.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system, method, and software application for enabling a user to initiate a search of a domain and view search results via a visual mapping interface on a computer. Visual mapping software on a computer provides a visual mapping interface into which a user can enter one or more search terms. The search terms entered by the user are used to search a search domain, such as an external website. Within the visual mapping interface, the visual mapping software provides the user with one or more search domain options, and the user selects a search domain. After the user enters search terms into the visual mapping interface and selects a search domain, the visual mapping software initiates a search of the selected domain based on the search terms. The visual mapping software subsequently receives search results for the search, and displays the search results in a visual map.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for enabling a user to search a domain within a visual mapping interface on a computer, the method comprising:
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providing a visual mapping interface on a computer, wherein a user can enter one or more search terms into the visual mapping interface; providing the user with one or more search domain options within the visual mapping interface; in response to the user entering one or more search terms and selecting a search domain within the visual mapping interface, initiating a search of the search domain based on the search terms; receiving search results from the search; and displaying the search results in a visual map. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 35)
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18. A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium and comprising code, that, when executed by a computer, enables the computer to perform the following method:
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providing a visual mapping interface on the computer, wherein a user can enter one or more search terms into the visual mapping interface; providing the user with one or more search domain options within the visual mapping interface; in response to the user entering one or more search terms and selecting a search domain within the visual mapping interface, initiating a search of the search domain based on the search terms; receiving search results from the search; and displaying the search results in a visual map. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36)
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