Patent ID: 9459765
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: G06F,G06Q

Claim Text:
1. A computer apparatus for managing a search request comprised of a plurality of request parameters, the computer apparatus comprising: a processor; a display screen; and a first graphical user interface including: a command line interface area and a form-based command interface area including a plurality of text fields, the command line interface area including a control configured to select one of a plurality of cryptic code types, each of the cryptic code types comprising a plurality of cryptic commands compatible with a search request format of a different remote search engine, and the command line interface area configured for inputting and displaying a string of the cryptic commands representing the request parameters; and a translator coupling the command line interface area and the form-based command interface area, the translator comprising a computer program product including instructions executed by the processor for translating the string of the cryptic commands received in the selected cryptic code type into structured data representing the request parameters in response to receiving the cryptic commands input into the command line interface area, and pseudo-simultaneously displaying one or more of the request parameters in at least one of the text fields of the form-based command interface area by populating the at least one of the text fields with the structured data as the cryptic commands are input into the command line interface area, wherein the processor is configured to present the command line interface area and the form-based command interface area on the display screen.