Patent ID: 9086783
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for providing a user interface of a search function for an application, the method comprising: generating the user interface including a plurality of controls, each control associated with a search criteria type and providing for a selection of one or more values for the associated search criteria, the search criteria type being either a single-select search criteria for selecting and defining a single value for the search criteria associated with the selected control or a multi-select search criteria for selecting and defining a plurality of values for the search criteria associated with the selected control; providing the user interface to a mobile device; receiving from the mobile device an indication of a selection of one of the controls; providing an updated user interface to the mobile device in response to receiving the indication of the selection of one of the controls, wherein the user interface is updated differently based on the search criteria type of the selected control wherein updating the user interface based on the search criteria type of the selected control being a multi-select search criteria comprises: receiving one or more values for the search criteria associated with the selected control through the updated user interfaces; receiving a selection of one or more values of the list through the user interface; replacing the compressed representation of the criteria selection portion with the criteria selection portion in the updated user interface; adding to the criteria selection portion of the updated user interface an indication of the selected one or more values; and providing the updated user interface with the criteria selection portion and list and the indication of the selected one or more values to the mobile device.