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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2014
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
John M. Hornkvist, Cupertino, CA (US);
Wayne R. Loofbourrow, San Jose, CA (US);
Eric R. Koebler, Ben Lomond, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A data processing system receives a first user input comprising a search query. The data processing system displays in a search interface accessible across a plurality of computer application programs, a plurality of results matching the search query. The results are categorized into a plurality of categories and only a first subset of all results are displayed for each of the plurality of categories. The data processing system receives a second user input comprising a selection of one of the plurality of categories. In response to the second user input, the data processing system displays, in the search interface, a second subset of results, wherein the second subset is categorized into one or more subcategories of the selected category.