Suggestive search engine
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1. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium for providing information to a user interface, comprising instructions stored thereon, that when executed on a processor, perform the steps of:
- Receiving a search term from a user interface;
Generating a first set of search results comprising suggested queries;
Generating a second set of search results comprising matches for each of the suggested queries;
Generating a search result tree having a first level of nodes comprising the first set of search results and a second level of nodes comprising the second set of search results; and
Presenting the search result tree to a user interface, wherein the first set of search results is presented in a first media format in a first direction and the second set of search results is presented in a second media format in a second direction.
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Abstract
A search engine autocomplete user interface is disclosed, which provides auto-complete suggestions in both text and iconic form in order to save space and to provide a more intuitive layout. Autocomplete suggestions could be nested in a tree structure that could be navigated through using forward and back interfaces, and autocomplete suggestions could include both sub-searches within a specific domain or using other search engines, and could include functional cross tasks such as saving an event to a calendar.
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1. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium for providing information to a user interface, comprising instructions stored thereon, that when executed on a processor, perform the steps of:
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Receiving a search term from a user interface; Generating a first set of search results comprising suggested queries; Generating a second set of search results comprising matches for each of the suggested queries; Generating a search result tree having a first level of nodes comprising the first set of search results and a second level of nodes comprising the second set of search results; and Presenting the search result tree to a user interface, wherein the first set of search results is presented in a first media format in a first direction and the second set of search results is presented in a second media format in a second direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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16. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium for providing information to a user interface, comprising instructions stored thereon, that when executed on a processor, perform the steps of:
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Receiving a search term from a user interface; Generating a set of search results based on the search term; Matching each search result to an icon representative of the search result; and Displaying each search result as an icon to the user.
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24. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium for providing information to a user interface, comprising instructions stored thereon, that when executed on a processor, perform the steps of:
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Presenting a menu item to a user; Linking the menu item to a plurality of submenu items; and Executing the function of the menu item when a submenu item is selected, wherein the function is configured is to represent both the menu item and the submenu item by overlaying at least a portion of the menu item with at least a portion of the submenu items by the use of a watermark. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium for providing information to a user interface, comprising instructions stored thereon, that when executed on a processor, perform the steps of:
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Receiving a search term from a user interface; Matching the search term with a webpage; Extracting one or more items from the webpage, wherein the item comprises at least one of the group consisting of;
a hyperlink, a title, a heading, a subheading or a navigation bar item;Indexing the items into a list of search results; Presenting the list of search results to the user interface; Enabling a user to select at least one item, of the search results; and Loading the item when the user selects the item. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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