Abstract: A business data system generates a user interface display showing a business data record. The business data system receives a touch gesture user input to manipulate the business data record to perform an operation, a task or a workflow within the business data system. The business data system performs the operation, task or workflow based on the touch gesture user input.

Abstract: A business data system generates a user interface display showing a business data record. The business data system receives a touch gesture user input manipulating a contact within the business data system. The business data system manipulates the contact based on the touch gesture user input.

Abstract: A layout transformation system accesses application metadata that defines a plurality of different structures for displaying components of the application, based upon the particular modality of the display device. The layout transformation system then transforms a user interface display based on the application metadata and based upon the particular modality, and provides the user interface display to the display device for rendering and user interaction.

Abstract: Where a label for an item to be represented by an icon is customized, the icon is generated to dynamically display all of the label. Thus, at some point, the entire label is displayed, even though only a portion of the label is eventually displayed in the icon.

Abstract: Suggested search results are provided with suggested search queries as a user incrementally enters characters of a search query. At each incremental user input, a query portion is received and suggested search queries are identified based on the query portion. Suggested search results associated with the suggested search queries are also identified. These suggested search results enable direct navigation to web sites associated with the search results. In some embodiments, a user's search history is analyzed to identify search results selected by the user for the suggested search queries. In other embodiments, search histories for a group of users associated with the user are analyzed to identify the suggested search results to provide with the suggested search queries.

Abstract: Described herein are technologies pertaining to presenting a map to a user that comprises graphical icons that are representative of retail stores. The user has performed a search for a product, wherein the product has a parameter corresponding thereto, and the parameter has a constraint corresponding thereto. Inventories of multiple retail stores can be searched over by relaxing the constraint, thereby allowing a recommended product to be located. A graphical icon representative of a retail store that has the recommended product in stock is included in the map together with data indicative of the price of the recommended product at the retail store.

Abstract: Described herein are technologies pertaining to presenting a map to a user that comprises graphical icons that are representative of retail stores. The user has provided a shopping list, wherein the shopping list includes a plurality of products that are desirably purchased by the user. Inventories of retail stores in a geographic region of interest to the user are searched, and a map is generated that includes graphical icons representative of the retail stores, data that indicates that product(s) in the shopping list are available at the retail stores, and price data that indicates prices of product(s) in the shopping list at the respective retail stores.

Abstract: Suggested search results are provided with suggested search queries as a user incrementally enters characters of a search query. At each incremental user input, a query portion is received and suggested search queries are identified based on the query portion. Suggested search results associated with the suggested search queries are also identified. These suggested search results enable direct navigation to web sites associated with the search results. In some embodiments, a user's search history is analyzed to identify search results selected by the user for the suggested search queries. In other embodiments, search histories for a group of users associated with the user are analyzed to identify the suggested search results to provide with the suggested search queries.