Patent ID: 8332748
Filing Date: 2012-12-11
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for completing a user entry in an entry field displayed on a user interface of a computing device, the method comprising: displaying an entry field on a display of a computing device; receiving user input of at least one character entered into the entry field; responsive to receiving the user input of the at least one character entered into the entry field, generating two or more suggestions for two or more completed search terms based at least in part on the at least one character; categorizing the two or more suggestions into at least two categories of suggestions; and displaying at least a first and a second distinct auto-complete menu so that each auto-complete menu is included in a separate display element adjacent to the entry field, wherein the first auto-complete menu is positioned in a first direction relative to the entry field and the second auto-complete menu is positioned in a second direction relative to the entry field, wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction, wherein each auto-complete menu contains a different category of suggestions that correspond to the at least one character in the entry field, and wherein each auto-complete menu is accessible through a single keystroke user input.