Movement-based dynamic filtering of search results in a graphical user interface
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
a memory coupled to the at least one processor;
search results residing in the memory; and
a movement-based filtering mechanism residing in the memory and executed by the at least one processor, the movement-based filtering mechanism displaying a graphical representation of a plurality of attributes of the search results, wherein the graphical representation simultaneously displays all of the plurality of attributes before the movement-based filtering mechanism performs any filtering, and the movement-based filtering mechanism dynamically filtering the search results according to movement of a pointer by a user of the apparatus on the graphical representation when the pointer is selected to generate therefrom filtered search results, wherein the dynamic filtering is enabled when the pointer is selected and is paused when the pointer is deselected, wherein the movement-based filtering mechanism displays a counter of the number of the search results that decreases as the dynamic filtering occurs.
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Abstract
A movement-based filtering mechanism in a graphical user interface allows a user to filter search results by simply moving a pointer, such as a mouse. One or more attributes are displayed to the user in a graphical format. By selecting the pointer (such as clicking on a mouse button), the user may dynamically filter the search results according to the attribute(s) under the pointer. Weighting of multiple attributes may be performed according to the time the pointer spends in each attribute area in the display, or according to a path length of the pointer in each attribute area in the display. In addition, the speed of the dynamic filtering may be directly controlled according to the speed of the movement of the pointer. A timeline may also be displayed that allows the user to go back to any suitable point in time in the filtering process.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; a memory coupled to the at least one processor; search results residing in the memory; and a movement-based filtering mechanism residing in the memory and executed by the at least one processor, the movement-based filtering mechanism displaying a graphical representation of a plurality of attributes of the search results, wherein the graphical representation simultaneously displays all of the plurality of attributes before the movement-based filtering mechanism performs any filtering, and the movement-based filtering mechanism dynamically filtering the search results according to movement of a pointer by a user of the apparatus on the graphical representation when the pointer is selected to generate therefrom filtered search results, wherein the dynamic filtering is enabled when the pointer is selected and is paused when the pointer is deselected, wherein the movement-based filtering mechanism displays a counter of the number of the search results that decreases as the dynamic filtering occurs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer-readable program product comprising:
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a movement-based filtering mechanism that displays a graphical representation of a plurality of attributes of search results, wherein the graphical representation simultaneously displays all of the plurality of attributes before the movement-based filtering mechanism performs any filtering, and the movement-based filtering mechanism dynamically filters the search results according to movement of a pointer by a user on the graphical representation when the pointer is selected to generate therefrom filtered search results, wherein the dynamic filtering is enabled when the pointer is selected and is paused when the pointer is deselected, wherein the movement-based filtering mechanism displays a counter of the number of the search results that decreases as the dynamic filtering occurs; and recordable media bearing the movement-based filtering mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-implemented method for dynamically filtering search results, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining a plurality of attributes in the search results; displaying a graphical representation that simultaneously displays all of the plurality of attributes before performing any filtering; enabling dynamic filtering when a pointer on the graphical representation is selected; dynamically filtering the search results according to movement of the pointer on the graphical representation by a user when the pointer is selected to generate therefrom filtered search results; displaying a counter of the number of the search results that decreases as the dynamic filtering occurs; and pausing the dynamic filtering when the pointer is deselected. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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