IP Library Granted Patent US 9,262,556
Granted Patent B2
US 9,262,556 · App. 13/692,913 · Granted Feb 16, 2016

Embedded search results within the context of a process

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Patent No.
US 9,262,556
App. No.
13/692,913
Granted
Feb 16, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

In one aspect, there is provided a method. The method may include receiving, from a user interface, an indication and a search term to be identified in one or more steps of a business process, the indication being representative of a search result format for an embedded context search; initiating a search for the search term in one or more steps of a business process; receiving one or more search results including metadata describing where the one or more search results are located in the business process; and generating a first page including the one or more steps of the business process, the first page further including the one or more search results embedded within the one or more steps to provide a context, when the indication representative of the search result format comprises the embedded context search. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.

Claims (31)

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including code that, when executed by at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving, by the at least one programmable processor, an indication and a search term to be identified in one or more steps of a process, the indication received from a user interface, the indication being representative of a request to provide one or more search results in a search result format for an embedded context search;

initiating, by the at least one programmable processor, a search for the search term in one or more steps of the process;

receiving, by the at least one programmable processor, the one or more search results including metadata describing where the one or more search results are located in the process; and

generating, by the at least one programmable processor, a first page including the one or more steps of the process, the first page further including the one or more search results embedded within the one or more steps to provide a context by providing, on the user interface, a graphically distinct element to indicate the one or more search results are part of the one or more steps of the process being handled at the user interface.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the user interface is configured for presentation on a display.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the embedded context search represents associating each of the one or more search results with a corresponding location in the one or more steps of the process.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the generating further comprises:

generating a first window and a separate second window, wherein the first window includes the one or more search results, and the second window includes the one or more steps of the process including the graphically distinct element.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein, when the one or more search results are not part of the one or more steps of the process being handled at the user interface, the graphically distinct element is not provided.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the graphically distinct element comprises highlighting.

7. A method comprising:

receiving, by the at least one programmable processor, an indication and a search term to be identified in one or more steps of a business process, the indication received from a user interface, the indication being representative of a request to provide one or more search results in a search result format for an embedded context search;

initiating, by the at least one programmable processor, a search for the search term in one or more steps of the process;

receiving, by the at least one programmable processor, the one or more search results including metadata describing where the one or more search results are located in the process; and

generating, by the at least one programmable processor, a first page including the one or more steps of the process, the first page further including the one or more search results embedded within the one or more steps to provide a context by providing, on the user interface, a graphically distinct element to indicate the one or more search results are part of the one or more steps of the process being handled at the user interface.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the user interface is configured for presentation on a display.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the embedded context search represents associating each of the one or more search results with a corresponding location in the one or more steps of the process.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the generating further comprises:

generating a first window and a separate second window, wherein the first window includes the one or more search results, and the second window includes the one or more steps of the process including the graphically distinct element.

11. A system comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including code which when executed by the at least one processor causes operations comprising:

receiving, by the at least one programmable processor, an indication and a search term to be identified in one or more steps of a process, the indication received from a user interface, the indication being representative of a request to provide one or more search results in a search result format for an embedded context search;

initiating, by the at least one programmable processor, a search for the search term in one or more steps of the process;

receiving, by the at least one programmable processor, the one or more search results including metadata describing where the one or more search results are located in the process; and

generating, by the at least one programmable processor, a first page including the one or more steps of the process, the first page further including the one or more search results embedded within the one or more steps to provide a context by providing, on the user interface, a graphically distinct element to indicate the one or more search results are part of the one or more steps of the process being handled at the user interface.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the user is configured for presentation on a display.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the embedded context search represents associating each of the one or more search results with a corresponding location in the one or more steps of the process.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the generating further comprises:

generating a first window and a separate second window, wherein the first window includes the one or more search results, and the second window includes the one or more steps of the process including the graphically distinct element.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 26, 2014
From: SAP AG
To: SAP SE
Reel/Frame 033625/0223 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 7, 2013
From: BOMBOLOWSKY, JENS; SACHS, MARCO
To: SAP AG
Reel/Frame 029615/0590 →