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Browsing or searching user interfaces and other aspects

  • US 8,762,887 B2
  • Filed: 08/11/2008
  • Issued: 06/24/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

  • in response to a request from a client application, a background process requesting icon data of an icon from a plug-in, the icon representing a file, the icon is associated with a creator application and the plug-in is separate from the client application;

    the background process receiving the icon data from the plug-in, the icon data including one or more decorations of the icon and image metadata indicative of whether a preview of content of the file is available, wherein the background process receives the icon data from the plug-in without launching the creator application; and

    forwarding the icon data to the client application, wherein the file is one of a plurality of data files created by different types of application programs and the client application comprises a search application capable of searching a metadata database comprising metadata corresponding to the data files created by the different types of application programs using a single search request.

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