Global Patent Index - EP 2013780 A4

EP 2013780 A4 20090513 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING SEARCHES WITHIN VERTICAL DOMAINS

Title (en)

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING SEARCHES WITHIN VERTICAL DOMAINS

Title (de)

SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR DURCHFÜHRUNG EINER SUCHE IN VERTIKALEN DOMÄNEN

Title (fr)

SYSTEMES ET PROCEDES PERMETTANT DE REALISER DES RECHERCHES DANS DES DOMAINES VERTICAUX

Publication

EP 2013780 A4 20090513 (EN)

Application

EP 07755356 A 20070413

Priority

  • US 2007009054 W 20070413
  • US 40462006 A 20060413
  • US 40468706 A 20060413

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2007120781A2] A graphical user interface stored in a memory of a client computer is provided. The interface comprises a prompt field for a vertical search query from a user. The interface further comprises a field for displaying a plurality of names. Each such name represents a vertical collection. The plurality of names is automatically populated, at a time when the user is still entering characters in the prompt field, as a function of one or more character strings in the prompt field. A computer comprising a memory storing instructions for receiving a vertical search query, communicating the query to a remote computer, and receiving a plurality of names from the remote computer. Each name represents a vertical collection having relevance to the vertical search query. The plurality of names is displayed at a time when the user is still entering additional characters into the vertical search query.

IPC 8 full level

G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0489 (2013.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06F 16/3323 (2018.12); G06F 16/90324 (2018.12)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2007120781 A2 20071025; WO 2007120781 A3 20081030; CA 2649534 A1 20071025; EP 2013780 A2 20090114; EP 2013780 A4 20090513; JP 2009533767 A 20090917

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2007009054 W 20070413; CA 2649534 A 20070413; EP 07755356 A 20070413; JP 2009505483 A 20070413