RANGE PROGRAMMING USING A SEARCH QUERY

• US 20180004853A1
• Filed: 09/14/2017
• Published: 01/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RingCentral Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Mitel Networks Corporation
• Inventors: Hobbs, Jeffrey, Tam, Terry
• Granted Patent: US 10,824,685 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2428 Query predicate definition using graphical user interfaces, including menus and forms G06F16/2423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2448 for particular applications; for extensibility, e.g. user defined types
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24575 using context
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9038 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/445 Program loading or initiating bootstrapping G06F9/4401; security arrangements for program loading or initiating G06F21/57

Abstract

Systems and methods for range programming using a search query are disclosed. A method for range programming using a search query includes determining whether the search query comprises a range operation and identifying a target application to launch using a search application which is separate from the target application and based on the search query. A range of results to process with the target application can be identified using the search application and based on the search query. The results can be separately within the range in the context of the target application.

Claims

1. A method for range programming using a search query, comprising:

determining, using a search application on a computing device, whether the search query comprises a range operation for a range comprising an initial range element and a next range element;

identifying a target application from a plurality of target applications to launch using the search application which is separate from the target application and based on the search query;

identifying a range of results to process with the target application using the search application and based on the search query; and

using a search client, separately displaying the results for each result within the range in the context of the target application.

2. The method as in claim 1, wherein separately displaying the results comprises sequentially displaying the results to a user by sequentially launching the target application in the context of the results.

3. The method as in claim 1, wherein separately displaying the results comprises simultaneously displaying the results to a user by launching a plurality of instances of the target application, each of the plurality of instances being launched in the context of a different result from the range of results.

4. The method as in claim 1, further comprising determining whether a different range operation is active before the steps of identifying the target application, identifying the range of results, and separately displaying the results;

and cancelling the different range operation when the different range operation is active.

5. The method as in claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether the target application supports range programming and performing the steps of determining, identifying, and displaying when the target application does not support range programming; and

transmitting the range operation to the target application when the target application does support range programming.

6. The method as in claim 1, the method further comprising using a macro to launch each of the plurality of target applications for each result within the range of results to separately display the results within the range in the context of the plurality of target applications.

7. The method as in claim 1, further comprising creating a generic shortcut for an in-context range operation based on a specific range operation.

8. The method as in claim 7, further comprising displaying an automatic suggestion to create a shortcut when the specific range operation comprises a same specific range operation used a predetermined number of times.

9. The method as in claim 1, further comprising recording and playing back a plurality of range operation as a single macro.

10. A system for contextually launching a range operation for a target application, comprising:

a device comprising a search client for receiving a user search query including a range operation;

a computing device comprising a search server for performing a search of the target application for a range of data comprising an initial range element and a next range element requested in the range operation based on the user search query;

an application launcher for launching at least the target application of a plurality of target applications within the context of the user search query based on a result of the search; and

a range operation module configured to determine whether the user search query comprises the range operation and further configured to cause the search server to perform the search for the range of data when the search query comprises the range operation,

wherein the device and the computing device are the same or different devices.

11. The system as in claim 10, wherein the range operation module is further configured to cause the search server to perform a regular search as opposed to the search for the range of data when the search query does not comprise the range operation.

12. The system as in claim 10, further comprising a processor, wherein the range operation module further comprises computer readable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the search server to transmit the range operation to the at least one of the plurality of target applications when the at least one of the plurality of target applications natively supports range operations and to launch the at least one of the plurality of target applications using the search server to separately display the a plurality of results of the search based on the range operation in the context of the at least one of the plurality of target applications when the at least one of the plurality of target applications does not natively support range operations.

13. The system as in claim 10, further comprising a shortcut manager configured to create a generic shortcut for an in-context range operation based on a specific range operation.

14. The system as in claim 10, wherein the shortcut manager further comprises an auto-suggest shortcut module configured to automatically suggest creation of a shortcut when the specific range operation comprises a same specific range operation used a predetermined number of times.

15. The system as in claim 10, further comprising a macro module configured to record and play back a plurality of range operations as a single macro.

16. The system as in claim 10, wherein the target application is being managed by the consolidated enterprise support system and further comprises a plurality of target applications, each comprising different target application data and being managed by the consolidated enterprise support system, wherein each of the plurality of target applications comprise computer readable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the target application to transmit the target application data to the search server without solicitation and before the search client receives the user search query.

17. The system as in claim 16, further comprising a search registrar associated with the search server for registering the target application data.