System and method for providing graphical representations of search results in multiple related histograms

摘要

A system and method are provided for enabling a user to search for documents that the user has previously viewed on its local machine. The system includes three main components: the desktop integration module, the index module, and the graphical user interface module. The desktop integration module is an application which monitors documents with which the user interacts for predetermined events, and obtains content data and metadata from the monitored documents. The index module indexes the content data and metadata received from the desktop integration module. The graphical user interface module then permits a user to utilize the desktop integration module and index module by allowing a user to search for a document.

主权项

1. A computer implemented system of providing a histogram displaying one or more documents that a user has previously accessed, comprising:
a first central processing unit hardware component configured to receive a search query to perform a search of an index of one or more documents that a user has previously accessed, said search query including one or more keywords; and a second central processing unit hardware component configured to present a chronological histogram characterizing one or more documents matching said search query, wherein said chronological histogram includes:
a first axis providing a timeline for indicating a date when individual ones of said one or more matching documents were accessed by the user; anda second axis providing two or more variables simultaneously characterizing individual ones of said one or more matching documents, wherein said two or more variables include
(1) a relevance variable indicating relevance to the search query of individual ones of said one or more matching documents, and(2) a duration variable indicating a duration for which individual ones of said one or more matching documents were used by the user.