Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Information search method and apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 信息搜索方法和装置
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Application No.: US12357101Application Date: 2009-01-21
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Publication No.: US08429561B2Publication Date: 2013-04-23
- Inventor: Keiichi Harada
- Applicant: Keiichi Harada
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Alpine Electronics, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Alpine Electronics, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
- Priority: JP2008-028245 20080208
- Main IPC: G06F3/048
- IPC: G06F3/048

Abstract:
Names of pieces of information to be searched are arranged in a predetermined order, and a range display bar that is divided into sections is formed on a screen. A detailed-name-of-information display section is formed adjacent to the range display bar to display detailed information associated with the names in a scrollable manner. An arbitrary range on the range display bar may be designated as a range of the names to be searched. Preferably, the names corresponding to the divided sections are searched with respect to the designated range for the names. Predetermined portions of the names obtained through the search are displayed on the divided sections. Preferably, the portions of the names include at least the initial letter of the names. The detailed information associated with the names in the designated range is displayed on the detailed-name-of-information display section in the arrangement order.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090204584A1 INFORMATION SEARCH METHOD AND APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2009-08-13
Information query