US 10,311,116 B2Granted

Multi-function search button

AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

InventorThomas Lee Francis

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Abstract

A method for executing searches using a multi-function search button is disclosed. In some implementations the method includes receiving a search query in a search box via a user interface and receiving a first selection of the search button via the user interface. The method includes generating a first query wrapper containing the search query and first search indicia indicating a first search function, and transmitting the first query wrapper to a search system. The method further includes receiving and displaying first search results. The method further includes receiving a second selection of the search button and generating a second query wrapper in response to the second selection. The second query wrapper contains the search query and second search indicia indicating a second search function. The method includes transmitting the second query wrapper to the search system, receiving second search results, and displaying the second search results.

Claims14

Dependent claims

A method comprising:

displaying, by a processing device of a mobile user device, a graphical user interface including a search box, a search button and different search functions, the search box receiving user input indicative of a search query and the search button receiving user input indicating a command to execute a search;
receiving, by the processing device, the search query in the search box via a user interface of the mobile user device;
if a selection for the search button is received, displaying, by the processing device, first search results corresponding to a first search function from among the different search functions, wherein the first search results is received from a search server in response to a first query wrapper containing the search query and the first search function;
and
if the selection for the same search button is received, displaying, by the processing device, second search results in place of the first search results, second search results the corresponding to a second search function from among the different search functions, wherein the second search results is received from the search server in response to a second query wrapper containing the search query and the second search function;
wherein different search results are displayed according to the number of selection for the same search button.

3 more elements

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a plurality of computer-executable instructions, the instructions, when executed by a processing device of a mobile user device, cause the processing device to:

display a graphical user interface including a search box, a search button and different search functions, the search box receiving user input indicative of a search query and the search button receiving user input indicating a command to execute a search;
receive the search query in the search box via a user interface of the mobile user device;
if a selection for the search button is received, display first search results corresponding to a first search function from among the different search functions, wherein the first search results is received from a search server in response to a first query wrapper containing the search query and the first search function;
and
if the selection for the same search button is received, display second search results in place of the first search results, second search results the corresponding to a second search function from among the different search functions, wherein the second search results is received from the search server in response to a second query wrapper containing the search query and the second search function;
wherein different search results are displayed according to the number of selection for the same search button.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/163,355Filed 24 May 2016 · us provisional application
Priority: 21 Oct 2015
Published: US 2017/0116340 A127 Apr 2017
Granted: 4 Jun 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification4 codes

G06F 16/9538
Querying, e.g. by the use of web search engines: presentation of query results
G06F 3/0488
Using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of…:…
G06F 16/9535
Querying, e.g. by the use of web search engines: search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
G06F
Computing and data processing

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Application62/244,312Us provisional application · filed 21 Oct 2015
US 2017/0116340 A1Pre-grant publication · published 27 Apr 2017
US 10,311,116 B2This patent

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