Patent №
US 7,979,796
Granted
2011-07-12
Filed 2006
Owner
APPLE COMPUTER, INC.
Lab
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AI components
2
nlp · hardware
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
11496006
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.
AI classification
Ownership
APPLE COMPUTER, INC.
assignment · 184010836
Assignors
WILLIAMS, JOSHUA MATTHEW, HARRIS, TRISTAN ARGUELLO, COFFMAN, PATRICK, PAGALLO, GIULIA PEREYRA, WARREN, CHRISTINA E, KO, STEVE, VIGIL, CELIA
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.