Providing graphical representations of search results in multiple related histograms
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- receiving a search query including one or more keywords;
initiating a search of an index of documents that a user has previously accessed using the one or more keywords;
graphically presenting a chronological histogram characterizing documents matching the search, whereinthe chronological histogram includes;
a first axis displaying time intervals when the matching documents were accessed,a second axis displaying two dissimilar variables characterizing individual ones of the matching documents, andthe two dissimilar variables are displayed, along the second axis, using a single bar for a particular one of the matching documents, whereinthe two dissimilar variables have different units of measure.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for enabling a user to search for documents that the user has previously viewed on its local machine. The system includes three main components: the desktop integration module, the index module, and the graphical user interface module. The desktop integration module is an application which monitors documents with which the user interacts for predetermined events, and obtains content data and metadata from the monitored documents. The index module indexes the content data and metadata received from the desktop integration module. The graphical user interface module then permits a user to utilize the desktop integration module and index module by allowing a user to search for a document.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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receiving a search query including one or more keywords; initiating a search of an index of documents that a user has previously accessed using the one or more keywords; graphically presenting a chronological histogram characterizing documents matching the search, wherein the chronological histogram includes; a first axis displaying time intervals when the matching documents were accessed, a second axis displaying two dissimilar variables characterizing individual ones of the matching documents, and the two dissimilar variables are displayed, along the second axis, using a single bar for a particular one of the matching documents, wherein the two dissimilar variables have different units of measure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer hardware system, comprising:
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at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to initiate and/or perform; receiving a search query including one or more keywords; searching an index of documents that a user has previously accessed using the one or more keywords; graphically presenting a chronological histogram characterizing documents matching the search, wherein the chronological histogram includes; a first axis displaying time intervals when the matching documents were accessed, a second axis displaying two dissimilar variables characterizing individual ones of the matching documents, and the two dissimilar variables are displayed, along the second axis, using a single bar for a particular one of the matching documents, wherein the two dissimilar variables have different units of measure. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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