Graphical Interface for Search Engine
AssigneeGraphwise, LLC
InventorCharles A. Eldering
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Abstract
The invention relates to presenting search query results to a user in a manner that displays hits organized by categories, thereby presenting the user with the ability to view the number of hits in a particular category and to then link to those individual hits. The invention includes various types of displays to include those which incorporate time criteria to thereby provide the user with additional useful information in a user friendly manner.
Claims25
A method for presenting a graphical display of result materials obtained from a search query, the search query resulting in a number of hits;
- the method comprising:
- visually depicting two or more categories, each category containing one or more hits;
- and
- graphically indicating the number of hits within each category.
A system for presenting a graphical display of result materials obtained from a search query, the search query resulting in a number of hits;
- the system comprising:
- a display device for visually depicting two or more categories, each category containing one or more hits;
- and wherein the number of hits within each category is graphically indicated.
A data storage medium comprising indicia of instructions for a process to perform a method of presenting a graphical display of result materials obtained from a search query, the search query resulting in a number of hits;
- the method comprising:
- visually depicting two or more categories, each category containing one or more hits;
- and
- graphically indicating the number of hits within each category.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.