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Browsing or searching user interfaces and other aspects

  • US 8,201,096 B2
  • Filed: 06/09/2007
  • Issued: 06/12/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

  • performing, at a computing device, a search using a search query, wherein the search is through indexed content and metadata associated with a plurality of files in a hierarchical file system;

    generating search results;

    determining an associated file type for each file in the search results;

    using the file type to identify a plug-in capable of processing the content in the file associated with that file type;

    using the plug-in for each file to process the content for that file and dynamically generate a preview view entry for that file, wherein the preview view entry includes a display of the content of the file or an icon representing the content of the file;

    generating a preview view including one or more preview view entries in a preview view area;

    generating a list view including one or more list view entries in a list view area;

    linking the list view and the preview view together such that scrolling or sorting within either view area concurrently causes the same scrolling or sorting within the other view area; and

    concurrently displaying the same search results in both view areas.

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