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Electronic search interface technology

  • US 7,797,635 B1
  • Filed: 04/26/2010
  • Issued: 09/14/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electronic search system comprising:

  • at least one processor; and

    at least one computer-readable storage medium encoded with executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform operations comprising;

    causing display of at least a portion of an interface that includes an input field configured to enable a user to enter one or more terms that define a search query and that includes a search control configured to, when selected based on user input, initiate a search using a search query entered in the input field at a time of selection of the search control;

    receiving user input selecting the search control included in the interface at a time when one or more terms have been entered in the input field included in the interface to define a first search query;

    in response to the selection of the search control included in the interface at the time when one or more terms have been entered in the input field included in the interface to define the first search query;

    accessing the first search query that was entered in the input field included in the interface at a time of selection of the search control;

    initiating a search using the first search query that was entered in the input field included in the interface at the time of selection of the search control to identify search results that are responsive to the first search query;

    based on the search using the first search query, accessing a first list of search results that are responsive to the first search query, the first list of search results including at least a first search result that is responsive to the first search query and that links to first electronic content; and

    causing display of the first list of search results accessed based on the search using the first search query, the display of the first list of search results having a representation of the first search result that includes description information that is descriptive of the first search result and a first link that links to the first electronic content;

    after causing display of the first list of search results identified based on performing the search using the first search query, detecting user input selecting the first link of the first search result included in the display of the first list of search results, the selection of the first link of the first search result causing display of the first electronic content linked to by the first link of the first search result; and

    in response to the detection of user input selecting the first link of the first search result included in the display of the first list of search results, automatically, by at least one processor and without additional user input after the user input selecting the first link of the first search result, including the first search result in a second list of search results that is different from the first list of search results, that, when displayed, includes a reformatted representation of the first search result that has reduced description information of the first search result as compared to the description information included in the representation of the first search result in the display of the first list of search results, and that, when displayed, includes at least one interface control that enables a user to add, to the first search result included in the second list of search results, a comment that is displayed in the second list of search results in association with the reformatted representation of the first search result.

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