Display of Image Search Results

• US 20120110453A1
• Filed: 10/29/2010
• Published: 05/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Ma, Yue, Hamilton, Justin D., Greathouse, Wallace Earl, Nguyen, Bao Tan, Vemuluru, Avinash, Borza, Paul Valentin, Kala, Rajat
• Application Number:
  US12/916,169
• Publication Number:
  US 20120110453A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/716
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/54 Browsing; Visualisation therefor

Abstract

Techniques involving display of image search results are described. In one or more implementations, an image search result is displayed having a plurality of images. Responsive to selection of a particular one of the images, a filmstrip is displayed having a contiguous series of representations of at least a portion of the plurality of images, at least one of which is of the particular image, the particular image is displayed as disposed proximal to metadata associated with the image, and at least a portion of a webpage from which the particular image was obtained is displayed.

Claims

1. A method implemented by one or more modules, the method comprising:

displaying an image search result having a plurality of images; and

responsive to selection of a particular one of the images, displaying;

a filmstrip having a contiguous series of representations of at least a portion of the plurality of images, at least one of which is of the particular image;

the particular image disposed proximal to metadata associated with the image; and

at least a portion of a webpage from which the particular image was obtained.

2. A method as described in claim 1, wherein the one or more modules implemented by a client and the image search result is received by the client via a network from an internet search service.

3. A method as described in claim 1, wherein the particular image disposed proximal to the metadata is displayed larger than the representation of the particular image in the filmstrip.

4. A method as described in claim 1, wherein the filmstrip is associated with a display of arrows on opposing sides of the filmstrip that are selectable to navigate through the filmstrip in a corresponding direction.

5. A method as described in claim 4, wherein the navigation causes representations in the filmstrip to scroll.

6. A method as described in claim 5, wherein the scrolling is performable without changing the display of the particular image as display proximal to the metadata and the display of at least a portion of the webpage.

7. A method as described in claim 1, wherein the contiguous series of representations are contiguous in that the representations connect without a break.

8. A method as described in claim 1, further comprising:

detecting that a cursor is displayed over the particular image in the image search result; and

responsive to the detecting, displaying one or more options to navigate through the image search result automatically and without user intervention.

9. A method as described in claim 8, wherein the options are selectable to navigate through the filmstrip.

10. A method as described in claim 1, wherein the display of the particular image disposed proximal to the metadata is also disposed proximal to a plurality of options that are selectable to display the particular image in a respective different size than currently displayed.

11. A method as described in claim 1, wherein the displaying includes displaying an animation to fade out from the particular said image and fade in to another image responsive to selection of the other image.

12. A method implemented by one or more modules, the method comprising:

detecting that a cursor is positioned over a particular image in an image search result received from an Internet search service; and

responsive to the detecting, displaying one or more options to navigate through the image search result.

13. A method as described in claim 12, wherein the display of the one or more options is non-modal.

14. A method as described in claim 12, wherein the options are displayed within a boundary of the particular image.

15. A method as described in claim 12, further comprising displaying the image search result to include:

a filmstrip having a contiguous series of representations of at least a portion of the plurality of images, at least one of which is of the particular image;

the particular image disposed proximal to metadata associated with the image; and

at least a portion of a webpage from which the particular image was obtained.

16. A method as described in claim 15, wherein the image search result is displayed responsive to selection of the particular image from the plurality of images.

17. A method as described in claim 15, wherein the options are selectable to navigate through the filmstrip.

18. A method implemented by one or more modules, the method comprising:

displaying;

a filmstrip having a contiguous series of representations of at least a portion of a plurality of images of an image search result, at least one of which is of a particular image;

the particular image disposed proximal to metadata associated with the image, the particular image displayed larger than the representation of the particular image in the filmstrip;

at least a portion of a webpage from which the particular image was obtained; and

a link that is selectable to cause output of a related image search result; and

responsive to detection that a cursor is positioned over the link, displaying an image from the related image search result.

19. A method as described in claim 18, wherein the image from the related search result is displayed in conjunction with the image search result including the filmstrip, the particular image, and the portion of the webpage.

20. A method as described in claim 18, wherein the display of the image from the related image search result is non-modal.