Patent ID: 7437353
Filing Date: 2008-10-14
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of providing combined search results on a client device, the method comprising: generating and storing in a memory of the client device a local index of a plurality of articles associated with at least one of a user or the client device and stored on the client device, each article having an article type from a plurality of article types, wherein each article type indicates a computer readable data format for an article; executing on the client device a search query on the local index to produce a first result set of articles relevant to the search query, the first result set referencing a plurality of articles having different article types; receiving on the client device from a remote search system a second result set from a search of a global index, the second result set relevant to the search query; receiving, from the user, a selection of user-defined display parameters, including a selection of article types to be displayed at the client device; generating on the client device a user interface based on the selection of article types to be displayed, wherein the user-interface includes a plurality of spatially segregated sections of a display of the client device, wherein each of the segregated sections is associated with one of the selected article types; and displaying the first and second result sets to the user in the generated user interface of the client device, wherein the plurality of articles in the first result sets are displayed in the plurality of segregated sections according to their article types.