Patent ID: 9513781
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method for providing an expanded search and find email functionality comprising: displaying, by a computing device, a user interface including a list pane and a search pane, the list pane initially including an unfiltered listing of email items, the search pane initially being in a simplified form and including a first textbox; receiving, by the computing device, entry of a free form alphanumeric first search query in the first textbox; receiving, by the computing device, a request to initiate the first search query; executing the first search query and displaying a first results list in the list pane, the first results list including one or more of the email items that match the first search query; receiving, by the computing device, a request to toggle the search pane from the simplified form to an expanded form, the search pane including the first textbox and a plurality of additional textboxes when the search pane is in the expanded form, the additional textboxes being associated with a pre-selected set of properties of the email items that define search criteria for the additional textboxes, each pre-selected property being represented by a label adjacent to its associated additional textbox; receiving, by the computing device, entry of search strings in the additional textboxes; receiving, by the computing device, a request to initiate a second search query that includes the search strings entered in the additional textboxes; toggling the search pane from the expanded form to the simplified form so that the first text box is displayed without the additional textboxes, wherein the first textbox is populated with a syntax and structure of the second search query in response to toggling the search pane from the expanded form to the simplified form; and executing, by the computing device, the second search query and displaying a second results list in the list pane, the second results list including one or more of the email items having instances of the pre-selected properties matching the search strings in the second search query.