Patent ID: 8577417
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising: displaying a search field in a menu screen including a plurality of icons representing and operable to launch respective application programs responsive to selection thereof; visually indicating one of the plurality of icons as an active icon responsive to navigation of the menu screen; limiting a search scope to at least one database of a plurality of databases in response to visually indicating the one of the plurality of icons as the active icon, wherein the at least one database is associated with an application program represented by the active icon; searching the at least one database using the limited search scope responsive to entry of a search string including one or more alphanumeric characters in the search field, wherein searching at least one database using the limited search scope comprises searching at least one sub-database accessible by the database and associated with the application program represented by the active icon; and displaying at least one search result including the search string found in the at least one database, wherein displaying at least one search result comprises displaying a plurality of search results including the search string in an order that is based on the at least one database in which the plurality of search results were found and/or the application program represented by the active icon.