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AUGMENTED LIST FOR SEARCHING LARGE INDEXES

  • US 20100162175A1
  • Filed: 12/22/2008
  • Published: 06/24/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for obtaining an item desired by a user from a database of items, comprising:

  • using a general-purpose computing device to perform the following;

    inputting an original sub-string to be matched to items in the database of items;

    obtaining a count of matches to the original sub-string of items in the database of items;

    comparing the count of sub-string matches to a list threshold to determine whether to use an augmented list view or a regular list view to present at least some of the items in the sub-string matches;

    determining whether the desired item is in the augmented list view or the regular list view; and

    revising the original sub-string if the desired item is not in the augmented list view or the regular list view.

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