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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2011
Joshua Matthew Williams, San Jose, CA (US);
Tristan Arguello Harris, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Patrick Coffman, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Giulia Pereyra Pagallo, Cupertino, CA (US);
Christina E. Warren, San Jose, CA (US);
Steve Ko, San Francisco, CA (US);
Celia Vigil, Los Altos, CA (US);
Joshua Matthew Williams, San Jose, CA (US);
Tristan Arguello Harris, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Patrick Coffman, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Giulia Pereyra Pagallo, Cupertino, CA (US);
Christina E. Warren, San Jose, CA (US);
Steve Ko, San Francisco, CA (US);
Celia Vigil, Los Altos, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a search capability to allow a user to easily locate a menu command or other user interface element associated with a search result. In one embodiment, a user enters a search term (or a portion thereof) in a search field. A list of results is displayed, for example in a results menu. The user can select or highlight any of the listed results; in response, the corresponding command is brought into view in context within the user interface, and is highlighted. The user can activate the selected command directly from the search results menu.