Accessing Additional Search Results Functionality Using Gestures

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017192644-A1
Application number	US-201615229072-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 4, 2016
Priority date	Dec 31, 2015
Publication date	Jul 6, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

Techniques include transmitting a search query to a search system and receiving search results from the system. Each result may include an access URL specifying a first state of a software application (app), the first state associated with an entity and a function performed for the entity, and a function URL specifying a second state of a software app, the second state associated with the same entity and a different function performed for the entity. The techniques further include, for each result, displaying a first user-selectable link configured to, upon being selected by a user input having a first type, set a software app into the first state, and, upon being selected by a user input having a second type, display a second user-selectable link configured to, upon being selected by a user input having the first type, set a software app into the second state.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method comprising:
receiving, at a user device, a search query from a user; transmitting, using the user device, the search query to a search system; in response to transmitting the search query, receiving, at the user device, search results from the search system, each result including an access URL that specifies a state of a software application (app), the state associated with an entity and a function performed with respect to the entity, and a function URL that specifies a different state of a software app, the different state associated with the same entity and a different function performed with respect to the same entity; for each of the search results, displaying, at the user device, a first user-selectable link configured to, upon being selected by a user input having a first type, cause the user device to set a software app into the state specified by the access URL included in the result, and, upon being selected by a user input having a second type, cause the user device to display a second, different, user-selectable link, the second user-selectable link configured to, upon being selected by a user input having the first type, cause the user device to set a software app into the different state specified by the function URL included in the result; receiving, at the user device, a first user input having the second type, the input selecting the first user-selectable link displayed for a first one of the search results; in response to receiving the first user input, displaying the second user-selectable link associated with the first one of the search results; receiving, at the user device, a second, different user input having the second type, the input selecting the first user-selectable link displayed for a second one of the search results; and in response to receiving the second user input, displaying the second user-selectable link associated with the second one of the search results, wherein the second user-selectable links displayed in response to receiving the first and second user inputs are different.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the first and second user inputs each comprises a finger contact input received at a capacitive touchscreen of the user device.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the first and second user inputs each comprises a pressure input received at a pressure-sensitive display of the user device.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the first and second user inputs each comprises a cursor selection input received via one or more of a computer mouse and a trackpad of the user device.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein one of the first and second types comprises a momentary input having a short time duration, and wherein another one of the first and second types comprises a prolonged input having a longer time duration than that of the momentary input.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein one of the first and second types comprises a shallow input having a small depression depth with respect to a pressure-sensitive display of the user device, and wherein another one of the first and second types comprises a deep input having a larger depression depth with respect to the pressure-sensitive display than that of the shallow input.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein one of the first and second types comprises a first gesture with respect to a display of the user device, and wherein another one of the first and second types comprises a second, different gesture with respect to the display.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first user-selectable link is further configured to, upon being selected by a user input having the second type, cause the user device to display an additional, different user-selectable link adjacent to the second user-selectable link, the additional user-selectable link configured to, upon being selected by a user input having the first type, cause the device to set a software app into a state, the method further comprising:
in response to receiving the first and second user inputs, displaying the additional user-selectable links associated with the first and second ones of the search results, wherein the additional user-selectable links are the same.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, for at least one of the search results, the first user-selectable link is further configured to, upon being selected by the user input having the second type, cause the user device to order the second user-selectable link in a list of user-selectable links based on whether the software app associated with the function URL included in the result is installed on the user device.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, for at least one of the search results, the access URL and the function URL specify states of the same software app.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, for at least one of the search results, the access URL and the function URL specify states of the different software apps.

12 . A method comprising:
receiving, at a user device, a search query from a user; transmitting, using the user device, the search query to a search system; in response to transmitting the search query, receiving, at the user device, search results from the search system, each result including an access URL that specifies a state of a software application (app), the state associated with an entity and a function performed with respect to the entity, and a function URL that specifies a different state of a software app, the different state associated with the same entity and a different function performed with respect to the same entity; for each of the search results, displaying, at the user device, a first user-selectable link configured to, upon being selected by a user input having a first type, cause the user device to set a software app into the state specified by the access URL included in the result, and, upon being selected by a user input having a second type, cause the user device to display second and third user-selectable links, the second user-selectable link configured to, upon being selected by a user input having the first type, cause the user device to set a software app into the different state specified by the function URL included in the result, and the third user-selectable link configured to, upon being selected by a user input having the first type, cause the user device to set a software app into the different state specified by the function URL included in another one of the search results for which the first user-selectable link is displayed adjacent to the first user-selectable link displayed for the result.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the user input comprises a finger contact input received at a capacitive touchscreen of the user device.

14 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the user input comprises a pressure input received at a pressure-sensitive display of the user device.

15 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the user input comprises a cursor selection input received via one or more of a computer mouse and a trackpad of the user device.

16 . The method of claim 12 , wherein one of the first and second types comprises a momentary input having a short time duration, and wherein another one of the first and second types comprises a prolonged input having a longer time duration than that of the momentary input.

17 . The method of claim 12 , wherein one of the first and second types comprises a shallow input having a small depression depth with respect to a pressure-sensitive display of the user device, and

Assignees

• Quixey Inc

Inventors

• Francis Thomas
• Mark Gilead

Classifications

• G06F16/955 Primary

  using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL] · CPC title

• G06F17/30554

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F3/0488 Primary

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title

• G06F3/0414

  using force sensing means to determine a position · CPC title

• G06F3/04842

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title