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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2008
Steven F. Best, Acton, MA (US);
Robert J. Eggers, Jr., Austin, TX (US);
Janice M. Girouard, Austin, TX (US);
Peter A. Zannucci, Round Rock, TX (US);
Steven F. Best, Acton, MA (US);
Robert J. Eggers, Jr., Austin, TX (US);
Janice M. Girouard, Austin, TX (US);
Peter A. Zannucci, Round Rock, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Generally speaking embodiments that dynamically expand the amount of information displayed with search or query results are disclosed. Some embodiments comprise a method for viewing information of a search that includes presenting a number of search results in response to a search, enabling a user to select one or more of the search results for a period of time, and dynamically expanding an amount of information associated with the selected search result based upon the period of time. Further embodiments comprise apparatuses having a display and a selection sensor to sense when a user selects one of the results and measure a period of time that the user selects the result. These embodiments also include a result expander to expand the amount of information displayed for a selected result as the period of time increases.