System and method for providing an improved graphical user interface for search
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1. A method for providing a graphical user interface for search comprising:
- obtaining a search term;
performing a search for said search term;
obtaining a plurality of results pertaining to said search term;
displaying indicia of a plurality of search categories; and
visually associating a search region containing said search term with one of said indicia of search categories using a connection indicator.
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Abstract
There is provided a system for visually associating a search region containing search criteria with a search category from which the results of a search are found. The system contains a search region containing a user'"'"'s search criteria, a result region comprising indicia of several search categories, and a connection indicator establishing a visual connection between the search term contained in a search region and a selected one of search category indicia so as to enable a user to make a cognitive connection indicating that the user'"'"'s search term was found in the particular search category indicated by the connection indicator.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for providing a graphical user interface for search comprising:
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obtaining a search term; performing a search for said search term; obtaining a plurality of results pertaining to said search term; displaying indicia of a plurality of search categories; and visually associating a search region containing said search term with one of said indicia of search categories using a connection indicator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for providing a graphical user interface for search comprising:
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a search region which displays a user'"'"'s search criteria; a result region which displays search results, said result region comprising indicia of a plurality of search categories; and a connection indicator establishing a visual connection between said search region and a selected one of said search category indicia so as to enable a user to make a cognitive connection indicating that the user'"'"'s search criteria was found in the particular search category indicated by said connection indicator. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system comprising:
at least one processor to; define a graphical user interface comprising a search region containing a user'"'"'s search criteria, and a result region comprising indicia of a plurality of search categories; and define, via said graphical user interface, a visible connection indicator establishing a visual connection between said search region and a selected one of search category indicia so as to enable a user to make a cognitive connection indicating that the user'"'"'s search criteria was found in the particular search category indicated by said connection indicator.
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25. A graphical user interface for search, comprising:
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a search region which displays an area for containing user search criteria; a result region which displays search results, said result region comprising plural indicia representing a plurality of search categories within which user search criteria may be searched, at least one of said plurality of said search category indicia selected from a group of search category indicia consisting of a web category indicia and a yellow pages category indicia; and a connection indicator establishing a visual connection between said search region and a selected one of said search category indicia that indicates the search category within which a search for said search criteria is performed, said connection indicator indicating that a search for said user search criteria has been performed in the search category indicated by said connection indicator, said connection indicator comprising a pointer that points from a region proximate said search region to a region proximate said selected one search category indicia. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for providing a graphical user interface for search, the method comprising:
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defining a graphical user interface to be displayed at a user computer, the graphical user interface comprising a search region containing an area for containing user search criteria and a result region comprising plural indicia representing a plurality of search categories within which user search criteria may be searched, at least one of said plurality of said search category indicia selected from a group of search category indicia consisting of a web category indicia and a yellow pages category indicia; and defining, in the graphical user interface, a connection indicator establishing a visual connection between said search region and a selected one of said search category indicia that indicates the search category within which a search for said search criteria is performed, said connection indicator indicating that a search for said user search criteria has been performed in the search category indicated by said connection indicator, said connection indicator comprising a pointer that points from a region proximate said search region to a region proximate said selected one search category indicia.
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30. A computer-readable medium in which computer-executable code is stored, the code, when executed, providing a graphical user interface for search, comprising:
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defining a graphical user interface to be displayed at a user computer, the graphical user interface comprising a search region containing an area for containing user search criteria and a result region comprising plural indicia representing a plurality of search categories within which user search criteria may be searched, at least one of said plurality of said search category indicia selected from a group of search category indicia consisting of a web category indicia and a yellow pages category indicia; and defining, in the graphical user interface, a connection indicator establishing a visual connection between said search region and a selected one of said search category indicia that indicates the search category within which a search for said search criteria is performed, said connection indicator indicating that a search for said user search criteria has been performed in the search category indicated by said connection indicator, said connection indicator comprising a pointer that points from a region proximate said search region to a region proximate said selected one search category indicia.
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