RENDERING SEARCH RESULTS IN A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE BASED ON THE DETECTION OF A USER-INITIATED EVENT
The disclosed computer-implemented method may include (1) receiving, in a graphical user interface displayed on a computing device, data corresponding to a search request for a target search result, (2) rendering, from a storage device, a list of search results for the search request in the graphical user interface, (3) detecting, by the computing device, a user-initiated event corresponding to an identification of the target search result during the rendering of the list of search results in the graphical user interface, and (4) interrupting, by the computing device, the rendering of the list of search results in response to detecting the user-initiated event corresponding to the identification of the target search result in the graphical user interface. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
1 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, in a graphical user interface displayed on a computing device, data corresponding to a search request for a target search result;
rendering, from a storage device, a list of search results for the search request in the graphical user interface;
detecting, by the computing device, a user-initiated event corresponding to an identification of the target search result during the rendering of the list of search results in the graphical user interface; and
interrupting, by the computing device, the rendering of the list of search results in response to detecting the user-initiated event corresponding to the identification of the target search result in the graphical user interface.
2 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein receiving, in a graphical user interface displayed on a computing device, data corresponding to a search request for a target search result comprises:
receiving partial data in the graphical user interface;
retrieving, from the storage device, type-ahead data to complete the partial data; and
displaying the type-ahead data as the data corresponding to the search request in the graphical user interface.
3 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein rendering, from the storage device, a list of search results in the graphical user interface comprises:
retrieving the list of search results from the storage device immediately upon receiving the data; and
displaying the list of search results in the graphical user interface.
4 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein detecting, by the computing device, a user-initiated event corresponding to an identification of the target search result during the rendering of the list of search results in the graphical user interface comprises:
detecting a first user-initiated event during the rendering of the list of search results;
suspending the rendering of the list of search results for a predetermined period after detecting the first user-initiated event;
determining whether a confirmation of the first user-initiated event is received during the predetermined period; and
detecting that the first user-initiated event is the user-initiated event corresponding to an identification of the target search result upon determining that the confirmation is received during the predetermined period.
5 . The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , further comprising resuming the rendering of the list of search results upon determining that the confirmation is not received during the predetermined period.
6 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein detecting, by the computing device, a user-initiated event during the rendering of the list of search results in the graphical user interlace comprises detecting movement of a pointing device on a display associated with the computing device.
7 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein detecting, by the computing device, a user-initiated event during the rendering of the list of search results in the graphical user interface comprises detecting a touch entry on a display associated with the computing device.
8 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein detecting, by the computing device, a user-initiated event during the rendering of the list of search results in the graphical user interface comprises detecting movement of a biometric characteristic associated with a user of the computing device.
9 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein detecting, by the computing device, a user-initiated event during the rendering of the list of search results in the graphical user interface comprises detecting a voice input from a user of the computing device.
10 . A system comprising:
a receiving module that receives, in a graphical user interface displayed on a computing device data corresponding to a search request for a target search result;
a rendering module that renders, from a storage device, a list of search results for the search request in the graphical user interface;
a detection module that detects a user-initiated event corresponding to an identification of the target search result during the rendering of the list of search results in the graphical user interface;
an interruption module that interrupts the rendering of the list of search results in response to detecting the user-initiated event corresponding to the identification of the target search result in the graphical user interface; and
at least one physical processor configured to execute the receiving module, the rendering module, the detection module, and the interruption module.
11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the receiving module receives the data corresponding to a search request for a target search result by:
receiving partial data in the graphical user interface;
retrieving, from the storage device, type-ahead data to complete the partial data; and
displaying the type-ahead data as the data corresponding to the search request in the graphical user interface.
12 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the rendering module renders the list of search results in the graphical user interface by:
retrieving the list of search results from the storage device immediately upon receiving the data; and
displaying the list of search results in the graphical user interface.
13 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the detection module detects the user-initiated event corresponding to an identification of the target search result during the rendering of the list of search results in the graphical user interface by:
detecting a first user-initiated event during the rendering of the list of search results;
suspending the rendering of the list of search results for a predetermined period after detecting the first user-initiated event;
determining whether a confirmation of the first user-initiated event is received during the predetermined period; and
detecting that the first user-initiated event is the user-initiated event corresponding to an identification of the target search result upon determining that the confirmation is received during the predetermined period.
14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the rendering of the list of search results is resumed upon determining that the confirmation is not received during the predetermined period.
15 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the detection r nodule detects the user-initiated event corresponding to an identification of the target search result during the rendering of the list of search results in the graphical user interface by detecting movement of a pointing device on a display associated with the computing device.
16 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the detection module detects the user-initiated event corresponding to an identification of the target search result during the rendering of the list of search results in the graphical user interface by detecting a touch entry on a display associated with the computing device.
17 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the detection module detects the user-initiated event corresponding to an identification of the target search result during the rendering of the list of search results in the graphical user interface by detecting movement of a biometric characteristic associated with a user of the computing device.
18 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the detection module detects the user-initiated event corresponding to an identification of the target search result during the rendering of the list of search results in the graphical user interface by detecting a voice input from a user of the computing device.
19 . A computer-readable medium comprising:
computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a physical processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to:
receive, in a graphical user interface displayed on the computing device, data corresponding to a search request for a target search result;
render, from a storage device, a list of search results for the search request in the graphical user interface;
detect a user-initiated event corresponding to an identification of the target search result during the rendering of the list of search results in the graphical user interface; and
interrupt the rendering of the list of search results in response to detecting the user-initiated event corresponding to the identification of the target search result in the graphical user interface.
20 . The computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the computer-executable instructions cause the computing device to receive, in the graphical user interface, data corresponding to a search request for a target search result by:
receiving partial data in the graphical user interface;
retrieving, from the storage device, type-ahead data to complete the partial data; and
displaying the type-ahead data as the data corresponding to the search request in the graphical user interface.