System and method for floating index navigation
View Patent ↗System and method for implementing a floating index navigation tool are described. In one embodiment, the method includes, in response to a user's updating a search term, building first and second search queries; issuing the first and second search queries to at least one database comprising a searchable index of content; and responsive to receipt of search results from the first and second search queries, displaying the first query search results in a first manner and displaying the second query search results in a second manner different than the first manner.
1. A method of implementing a floating index navigation tool, the method comprising:
in response to updating a search term using a floating text box, building first and second search queries;
issuing the first and second search queries to at least one database comprising a searchable index of content; and
responsive to receipt of search results from the first and second search queries, displaying the first query search results as a first floating index extending horizontally to the left and to the fight of the floating text box and displaying the second query search results as a second floating index extending vertically above and below the floating text box.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the updating a search term comprises a user selecting one of the displayed search results.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the updating a search term comprises a user typing at least one character in the floating text box.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the updating a search term comprises a user selecting an expansion or auto-complete option of the displayed search results.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein each search query is provided for at least one of an alphabetical search, a regular expression search, a context-sensitive search, and a content-sensitive search.
6. A system for implementing a floating index navigation tool, the system comprising at least one computer including instructions for causing the at least one computer to:
provide a floating text box;
build first and second search queries in response to updating a search term using the floating text box;
issue the first and second search queries to at least one database comprising a searchable index of content; and
responsive to receipt of search results from the first and second search queries, display the first query search results as a first floating index extending horizontally to the left and to the right of the floating text box and display the second query search results as a second floating index extending vertically above and below the floating text box.
7. The system of claim 6 wherein the updating a search term comprises one of a user's selecting one of the displayed search results, typing at least one character in the floating text box, and selecting an expansion or auto-complete option.
8. The system of claim 6 wherein each of the first and second search queries is provided for at least one of an alphabetical search, a regular expression search, a context-sensitive search, and a content-sensitive search.
9. A computer program product for implementing a floating index navigation tool, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored therein instructions for causing a computer to:
in response to updating a search term using a floating text box, build first and second search queries;
issue the first and second search queries to at least one database comprising a searchable index of content;
responsive to receipt of search results from the first and second search queries, display the first query search results as a first floating index extending horizontally to the left and to the right of the floating text box and display the second query search results as a second floating index extending vertically above and below the floating text box.
10. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein the updating a search term comprises a user selecting one of the displayed search results.
11. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein the updating a search term comprises a user typing at least one character in the floating text box.
12. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein the updating a search term comprises a user selecting an expansion or auto-complete option.
13. The computer program product of claim 8 wherein one of the first and second search queries is provided for an alphabetical search.
14. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein one of the first and second search queries is provided for a regular expression search.
15. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein one of the first and second search queries is provided for a context-sensitive search.
16. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein one of the first and second search queries is provided for a content-sensitive search.
17. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein building first and second search queries takes into account a user preference, and
wherein the user preference includes case preferences and organization preferences.