Patent ID: 9690833
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A method for searching for an item, comprising: receiving a first keystroke sequence that represents a plurality of symbols; in response to receiving the first keystroke sequence, comparing the plurality of symbols represented by the first keystroke sequence to information associated with items in a collection of items; selecting, using control circuitry, a first result set of items in the collection, wherein the information associated with each item in the first result set comprises the plurality of symbols represented by the first keystroke sequence; generating for display the items in the first result set; receiving a first user selection of an item in the first result set; in response to receiving the first user selection of the item in the first result set, automatically obtaining metadata associated with the selected item; searching metadata associated with the collection of items to generate a second result set of items based on the obtained metadata associated with the selected item, wherein the searching comprises identifying items in the collection that are associated with metadata that comprise the obtained metadata associated with the selected item; and generating for display the items in the second result set.