Mobile wireless communications device to perform local and remote search and associated methods
View Patent ↗A mobile wireless communications device is to communicate with a server storing a plurality of file folders, and includes a display, a wireless transceiver, and a processor all carried by a housing. The processor is configured to wirelessly download an initial portion of a selected file folder from the server, with the server still having a remainder portion of the selected file folder available for downloading. The processor also generates search results by performing a local search of the initial portion of the file folder, and performs a remote search of the reminder portion of the selected file folder. The processor further presents the search results on the display.
1. A method for a mobile wireless communication device to search a plurality of files stored on a remote server in a selected file folder, the method comprising:
responsive to selection of a file folder containing a plurality of files stored on the remote server in a selected file folder and prior to performing a search, downloading an initial portion of the selected file folder from the server, the initial portion of the selected file folder comprising a plurality of sequentially listed selectable files;
receiving a search query at the mobile wireless communication device after downloading the initial portion of the selected file folder;
responsive to the search query received at the mobile wireless communication device:
determining if a remainder portion of the selected file folder is available on the server for downloading;
responsive to determining that a remainder portion of the selected file folder is available on the server for downloading, causing a remote search of the remainder portion of the selected file folder to obtain remote search results for the search query;
generating local search results for the search query by performing a local search of the initial portion of the selected file folder; and
presenting the local search results and any remote search results on a display of the mobile wireless communication device.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the search query at the mobile wireless communication device comprises:
receiving a plurality of characters of the search query at an input of the mobile wireless communication device; and
determining if a time since receipt of a most recent character of the plurality of characters of the search query exceeds a threshold time.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the initial portion of the selected file folder comprises at least one subfolder having a plurality of sequentially listed selectable files therein.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the initial portion of the selected file folder further comprises file information about the plurality of sequentially listed selectable files.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the initial portion of the selected file folder further comprises contents of data contained in the selected file folder.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of files comprises e-mail files.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of files comprises media files.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of files comprises contact files.
9. A mobile wireless communication device to communicate with a remote server storing a plurality of file folders, the mobile wireless communication device comprising:
a display;
a wireless transceiver; and
a processor coupled to the display and the wireless transceiver, the processor configured to search the plurality of files stored on the remote server by:
downloading an initial portion of the selected file folder from the server via the wireless transceiver, the initial portion of the selected file folder comprising a plurality of sequentially listed selectable files;
receiving a search query after downloading the initial portion of the selected file folder;
responsive to the search query:
determining if a remainder portion of the selected file folder is available on the server for downloading;
responsive to determining that a remainder portion of the selected file folder is available on the server for downloading, causing a remote search of the remainder portion of the selected file folder to obtain remote search results for the search query;
generating local search results for the search query by performing a local search of the initial portion of the selected file folder; and
presenting the local search results and any remote search results on the display.
10. The mobile wireless communication device of claim 9 , wherein receiving the search query comprises:
receiving a plurality of characters of the search query at an input of the mobile wireless communication device; and
determining if a time since receipt of a most recent character of the plurality of characters of the search query exceeds a threshold time.
11. The mobile wireless communication device of claim 9 , wherein the initial portion of the selected file folder comprises at least one subfolder having a plurality of sequentially listed selectable files therein.
12. The mobile wireless communication device of claim 9 , wherein the initial portion of the selected file folder further comprises file information about a plurality of sequentially listed selectable files.
13. The mobile wireless communication device of claim 9 , wherein the initial portion of the selected file folder further comprises contents of data contained in the selected file folder.
14. The mobile wireless communication device of claim 9 , further comprising a memory operable to store the initial portion of the selected file folder.
15. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing processor executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
downloading an initial portion of the selected file folder from the server via the wireless transceiver, the initial portion of the selected file folder comprising a plurality of sequentially listed selectable files;
receiving a search query after downloading the initial portion of the selected file folder;
responsive to the search query:
determining if a remainder portion of the selected file folder is available on the server for downloading;
responsive to determining that a remainder portion of the selected file folder is available on the server for downloading, causing a remote search of the remainder portion of the selected file folder to obtain remote search results for the search query;
generating local search results for the search query by performing a local search of the initial portion of the selected file folder; and
presenting the local search results and any remote search results on the display.
16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein, in the method performed by the processor, receiving the search query comprises:
receiving a plurality of characters of the search query at an input of the mobile wireless communication device; and
determining if a time since receipt of a most recent character of the plurality of characters of the search query exceeds a threshold time.
17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the initial portion of the selected file folder comprises at least one subfolder having a plurality of sequentially listed selectable files therein.
18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the initial portion of the selected file folder further comprises file information about the plurality of sequentially listed selectable files.
19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the initial portion of the selected file folder further comprises contents of data contained in the selected file folder.
20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of files comprises at least one of message files and contact files.