Method and apparatus for gesture-based searching
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1. A method of searching for content data, the method comprising:
- sensing a first gesture indicating a search term;
sensing a second gesture indicating a class of multimedia assets to be searched, wherein the multimedia assets include;
(a) movies, (b) music, (c) television shows, (e) streaming video, (f) streaming audio, and (g) video games;
sensing a third gesture indicating one of data storage locations of the class of the multimedia assets to be searched, wherein the data storage locations include;
a) a local data storage location, and b) a cloud data storage facility; and
performing a search based on the first, second, and third gestures, wherein the search includes searching the one of the storage locations for the class of the multimedia assets corresponding to the search term.
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Abstract
A content searching technique that includes sensing at least three types of input gestures from a user, each of the at least three input gestures representative of a respective one of a search term, a class of assets to be searched and a location to be searched. The sensed at least three types of input gestures are translated into the search term, the class of assets to be searched and the location to be searched. The specified location is searched for the class of assets corresponding to the search term. A list of assets residing or available from at the searched location corresponding to the search term are presented in a user interface display.
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1. A method of searching for content data, the method comprising:
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sensing a first gesture indicating a search term; sensing a second gesture indicating a class of multimedia assets to be searched, wherein the multimedia assets include;
(a) movies, (b) music, (c) television shows, (e) streaming video, (f) streaming audio, and (g) video games;sensing a third gesture indicating one of data storage locations of the class of the multimedia assets to be searched, wherein the data storage locations include;
a) a local data storage location, and b) a cloud data storage facility; andperforming a search based on the first, second, and third gestures, wherein the search includes searching the one of the storage locations for the class of the multimedia assets corresponding to the search term. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for searching for content data, the apparatus comprising:
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a touch sensor that senses a first gesture indicating a search term, that senses a second gesture indicating a class of multimedia assets to be searched, wherein the class of the multimedia assets include;
(a) movies, (b) music, (c) television shows, (e) streaming video, (f) streaming audio, and (g) video games, and that senses a third gesture indicating one of data storage locations of the class of the multimedia assets to be searched, wherein the data storage locations include;
a) a local data storage location, and b) a cloud data storage facility; anda controller that performs a search based on the first, second, and third gestures, wherein the controller searches the one of the storage locations for the class of the multimedia assets corresponding to the search term. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions executable to perform searching for content data comprising:
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sensing a first gesture indicating a search term; sensing a second gesture indicating a class of multimedia assets to be searched, wherein the multimedia assets include;
(a) movies, (b) music, (c) television shows, (e) streaming video, (f) streaming audio, and (g) video games;sensing a third gesture indicating one of data storage locations of the class of the multimedia assets to be searched, wherein the data storage locations include;
a) a local data storage location, and b) a cloud data storage facility; andperforming a search based on the first, second, and third gestures, wherein the search includes searching the one of the storage locations for the class of the multimedia assets corresponding to the search term. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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