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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2017
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventor:
John M. Hornkvist, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 16/242 (2019.01); G06F 16/14 (2019.01); G06F 16/16 (2019.01); G06F 40/40 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 16/2423 (2019.01); G06F 16/148 (2019.01); G06F 16/164 (2019.01); G06F 16/2428 (2019.01); G06F 40/40 (2020.01);
Abstract
Described is a system (and method) for providing an application specific extended search that is initiated from a system-wide search application such as a 'finder' application or service. The extended search may be automatically performed by an application (including a third-party applications) in order to search its own content from the search initiated within the system-wide search application. Accordingly, the system may provide an efficient and familiar search mechanism that provides a seamless extended search capability that may utilize additional search functionality available within particular applications themselves.