Patent ID: 7890503

Claim:
A method for enhancing a search query the method comprising: receiving at a client computing device a first search query, which is directed to locating search results stored locally on the client computing device; searching an email application running on the client computing device, (a) wherein the first search query is used when searching to identify a set of email documents, and (b) wherein a portion of the set of email documents shares a common domain string in respective email addresses associated therewith; determining that the portion of the set of email documents comprises a threshold percentage of the set of email documents, wherein the threshold percentage is a dynamic threshold, which is dependent on the common domain string; when the portion comprises the threshold percentage, extracting the common domain string from the email address; automatically searching a networked data store that is networked with the client computing device to identify a second set of search results, wherein the common domain string functions as a parameter used to search the networked data store and wherein the second set of search results includes a web page; presenting the set of email documents in a first portion of a user interface; and enhancing a presentation of the set of email documents by displaying a web-address hyperlink of the webpage in a second portion of the user interface, such that the set of email documents and the web-address hyperlink of the web page are simultaneously displayed.