Patent ID: 7383513

Claim:
A method comprising: prior to executing a search query to perform a search, displaying a user interface on a display, the user interface displaying a graphical representation of the search query, the graphical representation including at least a first graphical preview indication that is a first visually distinct region, having a first starting width and a first ending width, the width of the first visually distinct region continuously narrowing or widening from the first starting width to the first ending width, the first visually distinct region being located in a proximity to a first icon representing a first filter, the first starting width having a width that is representative of an expected size of a first input dataset, and the first ending width having a width that is representative of an expected size of a first dataset after application of the first filter on the first input dataset; wherein the first graphical preview indication is separate from the first icon; and a second graphical preview indication that is a second visually distinct region, having a second starting width and a second ending width, the second visually distinct region being located in a proximity to a second icon representing a second filter, the second starting width located at the first ending width, the second starting width being equal to the first ending width, the second starting width having a width that is representative of an expected size of a second input dataset, the second input dataset being equal to the first dataset, the second ending width having a width that is representative of an expected size of a second dataset after application of the second filter on the second input dataset, the width of the second visually distinct region continuously narrowing or widening from the second starting width to the second ending width, the second visually distinct region being adjacent to and connected to the first visually distinct region; wherein the second graphical preview indication is separate from the second icon.