Searching content associated with multiple applications

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Field	Value
Publication number	US-10104051-B2
Application number	US-201514968914-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 15, 2015
Priority date	Oct 27, 2015
Publication date	Oct 16, 2018
Grant date	Oct 16, 2018

Abstract

Disclosed are examples of searching for content associated with multiple applications. In various examples, a first application can obtain a search query and provide a request to a second application to search for content associated with the second application that corresponds to the search query. The request can include a key that indicates to the second application that the first application is authorized to request the second application to search for the content. The first application can obtain a search result from the second application based on the request an present the search result in a user interface for the first application.

First claim

Therefore, the following is claimed:

1. A system, comprising:
a computing device;
a storage device storing a first application executed on the computing device, wherein the first application causes the computing device to at least:
obtain a search query;
obtain a first search result based upon the search query from a first search component of the first application;
provide a request to a second application executed on the computing device to search for content associated with the second application that corresponds to the search query, wherein the request comprises a key to notify the second application that the first application is authorized to request the second application to search for the content, wherein the second application verifies an authenticity of the key based upon a stored value accessible to the second application;
obtain a second search result from the second application based on the request, the second search result from the second application generated by a second search component of the second application;
present the first search result and the second search result in a user interface for the first application;
search for additional content associated with the first application that corresponds to the search query;
generate an additional search result based on the search query; and
present the additional search result in the user interface for the first application.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first application further causes the computing device to at least:
provide an additional request to a third application to search for additional content associated with the third application that corresponds to the search query, wherein the additional request comprises an additional key to notify the third application that the first application is authorized to request the third application to search for the content, wherein the third application verifies an authenticity of the additional key based upon an additional stored value accessible to the third application;
obtain an additional search result from the third application based on the additional request; and
present the additional search result in the user interface for the first application.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first application further causes the computing device to at least:
obtain a selection of the second search result presented in the user interface;
determine that the second application is associated with the second search result; and
request the second application to access the content associated with the second application that corresponds to the search query.

4. The system of claim 1 , the first application further causes the computing device to at least indicate in the user interface that the second search result is associated with the second application.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first application operates in a sandboxed environment that restricts the first application from accessing at least one resource associated with the second application.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first application and the second application are signed using a particular certificate key.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a first application executed on a computing device, wherein the first application causes the computing device to at least:
obtain a search query;
obtain a first search result based upon the search query from a first search component of the first application;
provide a request to a second application executed on the computing device to search for content associated with the second application that corresponds to the search query, wherein the request comprises a key to notify the second application that the first application is authorized to request the second application to search for the content, wherein the second application verifies an authenticity of the key based upon a stored value accessible to the second application;
obtain a second search result from the second application based on the request, the second search result from the second application generated by a second search component of the second application;
present the first search result and the second search result in a user interface for the first application;
search for additional content associated with the first application that corresponds to the search query;
generate an additional search result based on the search query; and
present the additional search result in the user interface for the first application.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the first application further causes the computing device to at least:
provide an additional request to a third application to search for additional content associated with the third application that corresponds to the search query, wherein the additional request comprises an additional key to notify the third application that the first application is authorized to request the second application to search for the content, wherein the third application verifies an authenticity of the additional key based upon a stored value accessible to the third application;
obtain an additional search result from the third application based on the additional request; and
present the additional search result in the user interface for the first application.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the first application further causes the computing device to at least:
obtain a selection of the second search result presented in the user interface;
determine that the second application is associated with the second search result; and
request the second application to access the content associated with the second application that corresponds to the search query.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the first application further causes the computing device to at least indicate in the user interface that the second search result is associated with the second application.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the first application operates in a sandboxed environment that restricts the first application from accessing at least one resource associated with the second application.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the first application and the second application are signed using a particular certificate key.

13. A method, comprising:
obtaining, by a first application executed by a computing device, a search query in a first application;
obtaining, by the first application, a first search result based upon the search query from a first search component of the first application;
providing a request to a second application executed by the computing device to search for content associated with the second application that corresponds to the search query, wherein the request comprises a key to notify the second application that the first application is authorized to request the second application to search for the content, wherein the second application verifies an authenticity of the key based upon a stored value accessible to the second application;
obtaining, by the first application, a second search result from the second application based on the request, the second search result from the second application generated by a second search component of the second application;
presenting the first search result and the second search result in a user interface for the first application;
searching, by the first application, for additional content associated with the first application that corresponds to the search query;
generating, by the

Assignees

• Airwatch Llc

Inventors

• Kaipu Sandeep Naga
• Tyagi Subham Kumar
• RAMAN B R Anantha
• Sequeira Joel
• Vekariya Vivek Ratilal

Classifications

• H04L63/06 Primary

  for supporting key management in a packet data network (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key management H04L9/08) · CPC title

• G06F17/30398

  Physics · mapped topic

• H04L63/102

  Entity profiles · CPC title

• G06F17/30554

  Physics · mapped topic

• H04L63/0823

  using certificates (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263) · CPC title