System and method for dynamically generating a selectable search extension
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1. A method for automatically presenting a search interface facility on a display comprising:
- receiving a search criteria comprising textual characters;
determining that a first plurality of files within a first file location of a computer system include the textual characters;
determining that a trigger criteria to search for additional matching files in a file location of a computer system outside of the first file location is satisfied;
selecting a second file location of a computer system that is outside of the first file location to search for files that include the textual characters;
determining that the second file location includes a second plurality of files that include the textual characters; and
outputting for display a search interface that communicates search results based on the first plurality of files and indicates additional files are in the second file location that include the textual characters.
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Abstract
A system and related techniques accept user-inputted search terms, for example to perform a search for files or other data or objects. Corresponding matches to those terms may be presented to the user in a “word-wheel”-type breakout list generated on the fly for groupings of hits by attributes or other criteria, as the system searches through the file system at the current level or point in the file system hierarchy. Search results may be continuously or dynamically updated as the user, for example, enters more characters or other data.
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1. A method for automatically presenting a search interface facility on a display comprising:
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receiving a search criteria comprising textual characters; determining that a first plurality of files within a first file location of a computer system include the textual characters; determining that a trigger criteria to search for additional matching files in a file location of a computer system outside of the first file location is satisfied; selecting a second file location of a computer system that is outside of the first file location to search for files that include the textual characters; determining that the second file location includes a second plurality of files that include the textual characters; and outputting for display a search interface that communicates search results based on the first plurality of files and indicates additional files are in the second file location that include the textual characters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for automatically presenting a search interface facility on a display comprising:
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receiving a search criteria; determining that a first plurality of files within a first file location of a computer system satisfy the search criteria; selecting a second file location of a computer system that is outside of the first file location to search for files that satisfy the search criteria; determining that the second file location includes a second plurality of files that satisfy the search criteria; and outputting for display a search interface that communicates search results based on the first plurality of files and indicates additional files are in the second file location that match the search criteria; wherein determining that a first plurality of files within a first file location of a computer system satisfy the search criteria comprises performing deep file searching or searching on file attributes. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. One or more computer-storage devices with computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, that when executed by a computing device performs a method for automatically presenting a search interface facility on a display, the method comprising:
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receiving a search criteria; determining that a first plurality of files within a first file location of a computer system match the search criteria; determining that a second file location of a computer system includes a second plurality of files that include the textual characters; and outputting for display a search interface that communicates that additional files in the second file location match the search criteria; wherein determining that a first plurality of files within a first file location of a computer system match the search criteria comprises performing deep file searching or searching on file attributes. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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