Mobile wireless communications device to perform local and remote search and associated methods

摘要

A mobile wireless communications device is to communicate with a server storing a plurality of file folders, and includes a display, a wireless transceiver, and a processor all carried by a housing. The processor is configured to wirelessly download an initial portion of a selected file folder from the server, with the server still having a remainder portion of the selected file folder available for downloading. The processor also generates search results by performing a local search of the initial portion of the file folder, and performs a remote search of the reminder portion of the selected file folder. The processor further presents the search results on the display.

主权项

1. A mobile wireless communications device to communicate with a server storing a plurality of file folders, the mobile wireless communications device comprising:
a display; a wireless transceiver; and a processor coupled to the display and the wireless transceiver, the processor configured to:
wirelessly download an initial portion of a selected file folder from the server, the server having a remainder portion of the selected file folder available for downloading,a threshold time after input of a most recent character of a search term comprising a plurality of characters, generate search results based on the search term by performing a local search of the initial portion of the selected file folder and causing a remote search of the remainder portion of the selected file folder, andpresent the search results on the display, where causing the remote search of the remainder portion of the selected file folder comprises sending the search term to the server via the wireless transceiver and receiving search results from the server via the wireless transceiver.