INLINE ENHANCEMENT OF WEB LISTS

• US 20090327231A1
• Filed: 06/27/2008
• Published: 12/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Mohammed, Abdul Haadi, Rekhi, Dipinder Sing, Zappa, Eric
• Application Number:
  US12/147,630
• Publication Number:
  US 20090327231A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/50 of still image data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/80 of semi-structured data, e.g. markup language structured data such as SGML, XML or HTML content-based retrieval of web data G06F16/95
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques

Abstract

Method of searching for one or more images that relate to a list entry item on a web based list. In one implementation, the method may include receiving a request to search for the one or more images that relate to the list entry, sending the request to an online server, receiving a file containing one or more search results having one or more URL addresses indicating one or more locations of the one or more images on the online server and information pertaining to the one or more images and displaying the one or more images.

Claims

1. A method of searching for one or more images that relate to a list entry item on a web based list, comprising:

receiving a request to search for the one or more images that relate to the list entry;

sending the request to an online server;

receiving a file containing one or more search results having one or more URL addresses indicating one or more locations of the one or more images on the online server and information pertaining to the one or more images; and

displaying the one or more images.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the request is sent to the online server using an Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) call function.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the file is an XML package.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising converting the XML package into a source code to facilitate displaying the one or more images.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the web based list is stored on a social networking website.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more images are displayed in an inline viewer.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the file is received using an Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) call function.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving information pertaining to the list entry item;

locating the one or more images that substantially match the information; and

creating the file containing the search results.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the file is an XML package.

10. A user interface for displaying one or more images that relate to a list entry item on a web based list, comprising:

displaying one or more information fields;

receiving input inside the information fields;

receiving a request to search for one or more images that relate to the input;

displaying the one or more images in an inline viewer;

receiving a selection of one of the images to be displayed with the list entry item; and

displaying the selected image adjacent to the list entry item on the web based list.

11. The user interface of claim 10, wherein the input comprises information pertaining to the list entry item.

12. The user interface of claim 10, wherein the list entry item is a book and the input comprises title, author, International Standard Book Number (ISBN) or combinations thereof.

13. The user interface of claim 10, wherein the list entry item is a song and the input comprises name, artist, album or combinations thereof.

14. The user interface of claim 10, further comprising replacing the input with information pertaining to the selected image.

15. The user interface of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving a request to display additional information regarding one of the images in the inline viewer; and

displaying the additional information.

16. The user interface of claim 10, wherein the additional information comprises a higher resolution image.

17. A computer system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory comprising program instructions executable by the processor to;

receive a request to search for the one or more images that relate to the list entry;

send the request to an online server;

receive an XML package containing one or more search results having one or more URL addresses indicating one or more locations of the one or more images on the online server and information pertaining to the one or more images;

convert the XML package into a source code to facilitate displaying of the one or more images; and

display the one or more images.

18. The computer system of claim 17, wherein the request is sent to the online server using an Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) call function.

19. The computer system of claim 17, wherein the one or more images are displayed in an inline viewer.

20. The computer system of claim 17, wherein the XML package is received using an Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) call function.