METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING SECONDARY SEARCH ACTIONS BASED ON PRIMARY SEARCH RESULT ATTRIBUTES

• US 20110125738A1
• Filed: 01/28/2011
• Published: 05/26/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: ICKMAN, STEVEN W., MURARKA, NEEL I., GLASGOW, DANE A., DAWSON, DAVID, BELSHE, MICHAEL A.
• Application Number:
  US13/016,052
• Publication Number:
  US 20110125738A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/728
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3331 Query processing

Abstract

A method and system are provided for enhancing an initial set of data values generated by a query of one or more data stores. File parameters and file types are retrieved from the initial query and used to generate a second set of searches, actions, and information related to the initial set of data values. The results from the initial query and the secondary query are displayed on a presentation device.

Claims

1. A method for enhancing search results that are deemed relevant to a search query, the method comprising:

receiving by a client computing device a first search query;

performing, on the client computing device, a local search of a datastore maintained on the client computing device using the first search query,

wherein a first set of documents stored in the datastore are deemed relevant to the first search query, and

wherein a portion of the first set of documents shares a common attribute;

automatically performing a remote search of a networked datastore that is networked with the client computing device to identify a second set of search results,

wherein the common attribute is used as a parameter of the remote search, and

wherein the second set of search results includes a remotely stored resource;

presenting a listing of the first set of documents in a first portion of a user interface; and

enhancing a presentation of the listing of the first set of documents by displaying a hyperlink, which enables navigation to the remotely stored resource, in a second portion of the user interface, such that the listing of the first set of documents and the hyperlink of the remotely stored resource are simultaneously displayed.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first set of documents is a set of email documents.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the common attribute includes a common domain string.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the common attribute includes a data type or a data property.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first set of documents is a set of media files and wherein the common attribute is a composer of content.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising, determining that the portion exceeds a threshold measure, such that exceeding the threshold measure is a condition precedent to using the common attribute as the parameter.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the remotely stored resource is a web page that is stored on a web server.

8. Computer-storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed by a client computing device, provide a method for enhancing search results that are deemed relevant to a search query, the method comprising:

receiving by the client computing device a first search query;

performing, on the client computing device, a local search of a datastore maintained on the client computing device using the first search query,

wherein a first set of documents stored in the datastore are deemed relevant to the first search query, and

wherein a portion of the first set of documents shares a common attribute;

automatically performing a remote search of a networked datastore that is networked with the client computing device to identify a second set of search results,

wherein the common attribute is used as a parameter of the remote search, and

wherein the second set of search results includes a web resource;

presenting a listing of the first set of documents in a first portion of a user interface; and

enhancing a presentation of the listing of the first set of documents by displaying a hyperlink, which enables navigation to the web resource, in a second portion of the user interface, such that the listing of the first set of documents and the hyperlink of the web resource are simultaneously displayed.

9. The computer-storage media of claim 8, wherein the first set of documents is a set of email documents.

10. The computer-storage media of claim 9, wherein the common attribute includes a common domain string.

11. The computer-storage media of claim 8, wherein the common attribute includes a data type or a data property.

12. The computer-storage media of claim 8, wherein the first set of documents is a set of media files and wherein the common attribute is a composer of content.

13. The computer-storage media of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises determining that the portion exceeds a threshold measure, such that exceeding the threshold measure is a condition precedent to using the common attribute as the parameter.

14. A computer system that enhances search results deemed relevant to a search query, the computer system including a processor coupled to computer-storage media, which includes instructions executable by the processor, the instructions comprising:

receiving by a client computing device a first search query;

performing, on the client computing device, a local search of a datastore maintained on the client computing device using the first search query,

wherein a first set of documents stored in the datastore are deemed relevant to the first search query, and

wherein a portion of the first set of documents shares a common attribute;

automatically performing a remote search of a networked datastore that is networked with the client computing device to identify a second set of search results,

wherein the common attribute is used as a parameter of the remote search, and

wherein the second set of search results includes a web resource;

presenting a listing of the first set of documents in a first portion of a user interface; and

enhancing a presentation of the listing of the first set of documents by displaying a hyperlink, which enables navigation to the web resource, in a second portion of the user interface, such that the listing of the first set of documents and the hyperlink of the web resource are simultaneously displayed.

15. The computer system of claim 14, wherein the first set of documents is a set of email documents.

16. The computer system of claim 15, wherein the common attribute includes a common domain string.

17. The computer system of claim 14, wherein the common attribute includes a data type or a data property.

18. The computer system of claim 14, wherein the first set of documents is a set of media files and wherein the common attribute is a composer of content.

19. The computer system of claim 14, wherein the method further comprises determining that the portion exceeds a threshold measure, such that exceeding the threshold measure is a condition precedent to using the common attribute as the parameter.

20. The computer system of claim 14, wherein the web resource includes a media player that is usable to render files having the common attribute.