COLLABORATIVE SEARCH TOOLS
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1. A method comprising the following computer-executable acts:
- receiving a first search query issued by a first user in a collaborative search environment;
executing a first search over contents of at least one data repository responsive to receipt of the first search query;
receiving a second search query issued by a second user in the collaborative search environment;
executing a second search over contents of the at least one data repository responsive to receipt of the second search query;
displaying on a display screen of a computing device a first graphical item that is representative of the first search, wherein the first graphical item includes first indicia that represents a first set of items retrieved during execution of the first search, and wherein the first graphical item includes second indicia that identifies a subset of items in the first set of items retrieved during execution of the first search that were also retrieved during execution of the second search.
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Abstract
Described herein are technologies pertaining to search in general, and collaborative searching in particular. Graphical items are generated that are representative of searches. The graphical items include graphical indicia that indicate which search results were included in other, related searches.
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1. A method comprising the following computer-executable acts:
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receiving a first search query issued by a first user in a collaborative search environment; executing a first search over contents of at least one data repository responsive to receipt of the first search query; receiving a second search query issued by a second user in the collaborative search environment; executing a second search over contents of the at least one data repository responsive to receipt of the second search query; displaying on a display screen of a computing device a first graphical item that is representative of the first search, wherein the first graphical item includes first indicia that represents a first set of items retrieved during execution of the first search, and wherein the first graphical item includes second indicia that identifies a subset of items in the first set of items retrieved during execution of the first search that were also retrieved during execution of the second search. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising the following computer-executable components:
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a search component that executes a first search over contents of a data repository and outputs a first set of search results based at least in part upon a first search query and executes a second search over contents of the data repository and outputs a second set of search results based at least in part upon a second search query; a search representor component that generates a first graphical item that is representative of the first search and causes the first graphical item to be displayed on a display screen of a computing device, wherein the first graphical item is expandable upon receipt of a command to expand the first graphical item, wherein the first graphical item when expanded comprises a first plurality of graphical items that are representative of the first set of search results retrieved during execution of the first search, and wherein at least one graphical item in the first plurality of graphical items comprises a first graphical indicia that indicates that a search result corresponding to the at least one graphical item is also included in second search results output upon execution of the second search. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A touch-sensitive tabletop computing device, wherein the touch-sensitive tabletop computing device comprises a processor and a computer-readable medium, wherein the computer-readable medium comprises instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform the following acts:
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execute a first search over contents of a data repository in the touch-sensitive tabletop computing device, wherein the first search is executed responsive to receipt of a search query issued by a first user of the touch-sensitive tabletop computing device; output a first set of search results upon executing the first search; execute a second search over contents of the data repository in the touch-sensitive tabletop computing device, wherein the second search is executed responsive to receipt of a search query issued by a second user of the touch-sensitive tabletop computing device; output a second set of search results upon executing the second search; determine that at least one search result that is located in both the first set of search results and the second set of search results; and generate a first graphical item that is representative of the first search, wherein the first graphical item comprises a plurality of graphical items that are representative of search results in the first set of search results, wherein at least one graphical item in the plurality of graphical items comprises a first graphical indicia that indicates that a search result corresponding to the at least one graphical item is included in both the first set of search results and the second set of search results.
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