# US 2021/0240782 A1 · Apparatus and Method for Displaying Multiple Display Panels With a Progressive Relationship Using Cognitive Pattern Recognition

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- Number: US 2021/0240782 A1
- Document ID: US20210240782A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/233,530
- Filed: 2021-04-18
- Published: 2021-08-05
- Earliest claimed: 2011-10-24
- Assignees: ImageScan, Inc.
- Applicants: ImageScan, Inc.
- Inventors: Basker S. Krishnan; Hanoz J. Kateli; Bryan Heesch
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210240782A1

## CPC

- G06F 16/93: Document management systems
- G06F 16/338: Presentation of query results
- G06F 16/34: Browsing; Visualisation therefor (browsing or visualisation for clustering or classification G06F16/358)
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

An apparatus and method for searching and displaying an email string including inputting one or more search text, wherein the search text is associated with one or more highlight option; searching the email string with the search text, wherein the email string includes at least one email, and wherein the at least one email includes email information, email body and/or email attachment; and displaying the email sting in a horizontal or vertical manner on a display that includes a first column, a second column and a third column. In one example, the first column displays the email information, the second column displays the email body and the third column displays the email attachment, and wherein the search text is found in one of the email information, the email body or the email attachment.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for searching and displaying an email string, the method comprising:
searching a search text in the email string, wherein the email string comprises at least one email and wherein at least one of the at least one email comprises an email information, an email body and an email attachment;
displaying the email string on a display screen in a progressive relationship, wherein the display screen comprises a plurality of adjacent columns and wherein each of the plurality of adjacent columns are displayed side-by-side;
wherein a first of the plurality of adjacent columns displays the email information, a second of the plurality of adjacent columns displays the email body and a third of the plurality of adjacent columns displays the email attachment.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the email information, the email body and the email attachment all correspond to a single email.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the search text is found in one or more of the email information, the email body or the email attachment.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The method of claim 3, further comprising enabling a highlight option associated with the search text.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The method of claim 4, wherein the email attachment is displayed in phantom format.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The method of claim 4, wherein one or more of the email information, the email body and the email attachment corresponds to a plurality of emails.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, further comprising displaying a unique symbol on the one or more of the email information, the email body and the email attachment for indicating that the search text is found, wherein the unique symbol corresponds to one of the at least one email.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, further comprising sorting the at least one email by document type.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, further comprising displaying a plurality of symbols on the one or more of the email information, the email body and the email attachment for indicating that the search text is found, wherein each of the plurality of symbols corresponds to one of the at least one email.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, further comprising flipping the display from a horizontal manner to a vertical manner, or from a vertical manner to a horizontal manner.

### Claim 11 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, further comprising flipping the display from a horizontal manner to a vertical manner, or from a vertical manner to a horizontal manner.