METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN ACTIVE SEARCH USER INTERFACE ELEMENT
First Claim
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1. A method comprising facilitating a processing of and/or processing (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal, the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal based, at least in part, on the following:
- one or more search parameters at an element of a user interface, the element presented at a position within the user interface;
a processing of the one or more search parameters to determine one or more search results;
at least one determination of one or more other positions within the user interface based, at least in part, on the one or more search results; and
a presentation of the element at at least one of the one or more other positions.
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Abstract
An approach is provided for presenting a global view of desired information at specific locations that correspond to the desired information with respect to a start position. An element of a user interface receiving a search parameter enables processing of the search parameter to yield location information of the desired information. The location or locations of the desired information are then presented to a user on the user interface.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising facilitating a processing of and/or processing (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal, the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal based, at least in part, on the following:
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one or more search parameters at an element of a user interface, the element presented at a position within the user interface; a processing of the one or more search parameters to determine one or more search results; at least one determination of one or more other positions within the user interface based, at least in part, on the one or more search results; and a presentation of the element at at least one of the one or more other positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following, receive of one or more search parameters at an element of a user interface, the element presented at a position within the user interface; process and/or facilitate a processing of the one or more search parameters to determine one or more search results; determine one or more other positions within the user interface based, at least in part, on the one or more search results; and cause, at least in part, a presentation of the element at at least one of the one or more other positions. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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