Patent ID: 7856432
Filing Date: 2010-12-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for searching and displaying search hits as a hierarchy of objects in a computer-based environment, the method comprising: providing a display including the hierarchy of objects; performing a search on the hierarchy of objects based on search criteria entered by a user; identifying search hits based on the search performed on the hierarchy of objects, each of the search hits corresponding to an object matching the search criteria; indicating the search hits identified from the search to the user in the display including the hierarchy of objects; providing a set of control buttons to permit the user to navigate the display and view the search hits, providing information, including a class ID, description, and status, for each of the search hits; providing a first indicator to indicate that a root node includes at least one of the search hits; providing a second indicator to indicate when the root node or a node below the root node contains a search hit located within the root node or the node below the root node; and providing a third indicator to indicate when the node below the root node corresponds to the search hit located within the node below the root node, wherein the first indicator, the second indicator, and the third indicator are different and distinguish to the user when the search hit is contained in the node below the root node and when the search hit in the node below the root node corresponds to the search hit.