Abstract: A search engine user interface and method are presented for providing search syntax help. The method comprises: presenting a search engine user interface with a selectable edit box for formulating a search request; formulating a search engine search request by selecting the UI edit box; and, in response to the search request, automatically supplying search syntax help in the form of a popup window. Automatically supplying search syntax help includes displaying search syntax characters supported by the search engine, where the search syntax characters are selected from the group including connectors and operators. Further, the help can be the displaying of search syntax character definitions, frequently-used search syntax characters, a list of every supported search syntax character, or examples in which the search syntax characters are used.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for validating network-connected devices. The method comprises: discovering network-connected devices; providing a list of validation queries associated with validation criteria; after discovery, sending validation queries from the list, in a predetermined order, to each discovered device; ceasing to send validation queries to a discovered device, once a validation query has been successfully acknowledged; generating a validation table cross-referencing validation criteria to discovered devices; and confirming validation criteria associated with the discovered devices in response to using the validation table. More specifically, generating the validation table includes cross-referencing failed validation queries with each discovered device. Then, confirming validation criteria associated with the discovered devices in response to using the validation table includes ceasing to send failed validation queries.

Abstract: A system and method is provided for locating searched terms in an image file received from a search engine. The method comprises: submitting a search term to a search engine having an indexed file database of image files, for example, a text search term such as a keyword, ASCII symbols, word patterns, or data patterns; receiving an indexed file cross-referencing image indexed files to the search term, for example, the image files may be a tagged image file format (TIFF) or portable document (PDF) format document; performing optical character recognition (OCR) on the selected image file; locating coordinates in the image file corresponding to the search term; and, automatically displaying the image file at the coordinates. Typically, the location process causes the search term to be displayed, or even highlighted.

Abstract: A search engine user interface and method are presented for providing search syntax help. The method comprises: presenting a search engine user interface with a selectable edit box for formulating a search request; formulating a search engine search request by selecting the UI edit box; and, in response to the search request, automatically supplying search syntax help in the form of a popup window. Automatically supplying search syntax help includes displaying search syntax characters supported by the search engine, where the search syntax characters are selected from the group including connectors and operators. Further, the help can be the displaying of search syntax character definitions, frequently-used search syntax characters, a list of every supported search syntax character, or examples in which the search syntax characters are used.