SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLOATING INDEX NAVIGATION

• US 20110029500A1
• Filed: 10/28/2009
• Published: 02/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Micro Focus Software, Inc. (Open Text Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Novell Incorporated (Open Text Corporation)
• Inventors: Brown, Jeremy Ray, Sabin, Jason Allen, Timpson, Daniel Robert
• Granted Patent: US 8,499,000 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/706
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/90328 using search space presentation or visualization, e.g. category or range presentation and selection

Abstract

System and method for implementing a floating index navigation tool are described. In one embodiment, the method includes, in response to a user'"'"'s updating a search term, building first and second search queries; issuing the first and second search queries to at least one database comprising a searchable index of content; and responsive to receipt of search results from the first and second search queries, displaying the first query search results in a first manner and displaying the second query search results in a second manner different than the first manner.

Claims

1. A method of implementing a floating index navigation tool, the method comprising:

in response to a user'"'"'s updating a search term, building first and second search queries;

issuing the first and second search queries to at least one database comprising a searchable index of content; and

responsive to receipt of search results from the first and second search queries, displaying the first query search results in a first manner and displaying the second query search results in a second manner different than the first manner.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing a text box, wherein the user'"'"'s updating is performed using the textbox.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the first manner comprises a first relationship to the text box and the second manner comprises a second relationship to the text box.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the first relationship comprises a horizontal relationship and the second manner comprises a vertical relationship.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the user'"'"'s updating a search term comprises a user'"'"'s selecting one of the displayed search results.

6. The method of claim 2 wherein the updating a search term comprises a user typing at least one character in the text box.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the user'"'"'s updating a search term comprises the user selecting an expansion or auto-complete option.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein each of the search queries comprises at least one of an alphabetical search, a regular expression search, a context-sensitive search, and a content-sensitive search.

9. A system for implementing a floating index navigation tool, the system comprising:

means for building first and second search queries in response to a user'"'"'s updating a search term;

means for issuing the first and second search queries to at least one database comprising a searchable index of content; and

means responsive to receipt of search results from the first and second search queries for displaying the first query search results in a first manner and displaying the second query search results in a second manner different than the first manner.

10. The system of claim 9 further comprising means for providing a text box, wherein the user'"'"'s updating is performed using the textbox and wherein the first manner comprises a first relationship to the text box and the second manner comprises a second relationship to the text box.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the first relationship comprises a horizontal relationship and the second manner comprises a vertical relationship.

12. The system of claim 10 wherein the updating a search term comprises one of the user'"'"'s selecting one of the displayed search results, typing at least one character in the text box, and selecting an expansion or auto-complete option.

13. The system of claim 9 wherein each of the search queries comprises at least one of an alphabetical search, a regular expression search, a context-sensitive search, and a content-sensitive search.

14. A computer program product for implementing a floating index navigation tool, the computer program product comprising computer-readable medium having stored therein instructions for causing a computer to:

in response to a user'"'"'s updating a search term, build first and second search queries;

issue the first and second search queries to at least one database comprising a searchable index of content;

responsive to receipt of search results from the first and second search queries, display the first query search results in a first manner and display the second query search results in a second manner different than the first manner.

15. The computer program product of claim 14 further comprising instructions for causing a computer to provide a text box, wherein the user'"'"'s updating is performed using the textbox.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the first manner comprises a first relationship to the text box and the second manner comprises a second relationship to the text box.

17. The computer program product of claim 16 wherein the first relationship comprises a horizontal relationship and the second manner comprises a vertical relationship.

18. The computer program product of claim 14 wherein the user'"'"'s updating a search term comprises a user'"'"'s selecting one of the displayed search results.

19. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the updating a search term comprises a user typing at least one character in the text box.

20. The computer program product of claim 14 wherein the user'"'"'s updating a search term comprises the user selecting an expansion or auto-complete option.