Inventors:
Jeffrey L. Robbin - Los Altos CA, US
Mike Wiese - Cupertino CA, US
Patrice Gautier - San Francisco CA, US
Robert Kondrk - San Jose CA, US
Timothy Benjamin Martin - Sunnyvale CA, US
Alexandrea Anderson - Clovis CA, US
Charles Clinton Lloyd - San Jose CA, US
David Lawrence Neumann - Portland OR, US
Assignee:
Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA
International Classification:
G06F 3/00
Abstract:
Improved techniques and graphical user interfaces that assist users in searching through a group of media items are disclosed. According to one aspect, a search assistant (e. g. , search bar) can be graphically presented to a user to assist the user in selecting search criteria. In one embodiment, the search assistant can be automatically presented when a search process is being considered by a user. In another embodiment, the search assistant can be context sensitive so as to adapt to different types of media items.