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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2005
Jeffrey L. Robbin, Los Altos, CA (US);
Mike Wiese, Cupertino, CA (US);
Patrice Gautier, San Francisco, CA (US);
Robert Kondrk, San Jose, CA (US);
Timothy Benjamin Martin, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Alexandrea Anderson, Clovis, CA (US);
Charles Clinton Lloyd, San Jose, CA (US);
David Lawrence Neumann, Portland, OR (US);
Jeffrey L. Robbin, Los Altos, CA (US);
Mike Wiese, Cupertino, CA (US);
Patrice Gautier, San Francisco, CA (US);
Robert Kondrk, San Jose, CA (US);
Timothy Benjamin Martin, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Alexandrea Anderson, Clovis, CA (US);
Charles Clinton Lloyd, San Jose, CA (US);
David Lawrence Neumann, Portland, OR (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Improved techniques and graphical user interfaces that assist users in searching through a group of media items are disclosed. According to one aspect, a search assistant (e.g., search bar) can be graphically presented to a user to assist the user in selecting search criteria. In one embodiment, the search assistant can be automatically presented when a search process is being considered by a user. In another embodiment, the search assistant can be context sensitive so as to adapt to different types of media items.