公开(公告)号：EP2273392A1

公开(公告)日：2011-01-12

申请号：EP10184539.4

申请日：2005-06-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Arrouye, Yan ,  Giampaolo, Dominic ,  Ording, Bas ,  Christie, Gregory ,  Lemay, Stephen, Olivier ,  Van Os Marcel ,  Chaudhri Imran ,  Tiene Kevin ,  Cisler, Pavel

IPC: G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06F17/3053 ,  G06F17/301 ,  G06F17/30554 ,  G06F17/30722 ,  Y10S707/99933 ,  Y10S707/99934 ,  Y10S707/99935 ,  Y10S707/99939 ,  Y10S707/99943

Abstract: A machine implemented method of searching data, the method comprising:
storing metadata for a plurality of files created by a plurality of different software applications which execute on a data processing system, wherein the type of information in metadata for files of a first software application differs from the type of information in metadata for files of a second software application;
storing content from the plurality of files;
searching, by a data processing system, the stored metadata and the stored content in response to a single command from a user, wherein the single command is entered into a system wide user interface available on the data processing system for the plurality of different software applications and wherein an output of the searching is displayed as the user enters a search query and wherein the output of the searching includes executable applications and wherein the executable applications are configured to be launchable from the displayed output.

Abstract translation: 一种机器实现的搜索数据的方法，所述方法包括：存储由在数据处理系统上执行的多个不同软件应用程序创建的多个文件的元数据，其中第一软件应用的文件的元数据中的信息类型不同 从第二软件应用程序的文件的元数据中的信息的类型; 存储来自所述多个文件的内容; 通过数据处理系统响应于来自用户的单个命令来搜索所存储的元数据和所存储的内容，其中单个命令被输入到用于多个不同软件应用的数据处理系统上可用的系统范围用户界面 并且其中当所述用户输入搜索查询时显示所述搜索的输出，并且其中所述搜索的输出包括可执行应用，并且其中所述可执行应用被配置为可从所显示的输出中启动。