| 摘要 |
A user interface using graphical means to formulate a search query in which the method of providing the query includes the steps of selecting a visual representation of a search object (402), dropping the visual representation of a search object onto a visual representation corresponding to a domain object (404), and providing a search query in response to the dropping step (406). The system includes a graphical user interface, a graphical user interface manager (300) communicatively coupled to the graphical user interface, a query formulator (302) communicatively coupled to the graphical user interface manager (300), and responsive to the selected visual representation of a search object being dropped onto the selected visual representation of a domain object, a query initiator (304) communicatively coupled to the query formulator (302) to initiate a query request in response to the provided query, a lookup system (220) communicatively coupled to the query initiator (304) for providing a search result in response to receiving the query request, and a result set manager (306) communicatively coupled to the graphical user interface manager (300), the query initiator (304), and the lookup system (220), for providing a visual representation of a result set object to indicate the search result.
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