US 2006/0041521 A1 · System and method for providing graphical representations of search results in multiple related histograms

Abstract

A system and method are provided for enabling a user to search for documents that the user has previously viewed on its local machine. The system includes three main components: the desktop integration module, the index module, and the graphical user interface module. The desktop integration module is an application which monitors documents with which the user interacts for predetermined events, and obtains content data and metadata from the monitored documents. The index module indexes the content data and metadata received from the desktop integration module. The graphical user interface module then permits a user to utilize the desktop integration module and index module by allowing a user to search for a document.

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Dependent claims

A computer implemented method of providing a histogram displaying one or more documents that a user has previously accessed comprising:

receiving an input to perform a search query of an index, said search query including one or more keywords, and said index including said one or more documents the user has previously accessed;
and
presenting a histogram characterizing one or more documents matching said search query wherein said chronological histogram includes:
a first axis providing a timeline for displaying a date when said one or more matching documents were accessed;
and
a second axis providing more than one variable characterizing said one or more matching documents.

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System and method for providing graphical representations of search results in multiple related histograms

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System and method for providing graphical representations of search results in multiple related histograms

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Abstract

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