BROWSING REAL-TIME SEARCH RESULTS RELIABLY ON A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE

摘要

A system for browsing real-time search results reliably on mobile computer device. In one embodiment, the system comprises a search application that runs on a mobile computing device equipped with a touch screen display, and obtains search results from a search back-end connected to the device through the Internet. A user submits a query and the search application renders results pertaining to a snapshot of a result set of the query in a scrollable visual container shown on the display. The user requests an increase in the number of results listed in the container by attempting to scroll the container beyond a maximally scrolled position, using a swipe gesture. The search application replaces the list of results shown in the container with a longer list of results pertaining to a more recent snapshot of the result set, highlighting those results that have not been previously shown to the user.