ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,591,588, issued on March 31.
"Categorical search using visual cues and heuristics" was invented by Michael M. Ross (Providence, R.I.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A graphical user interface with visual categories having a logical relationship for defining search queries for internet search engines or other search applications and devices. Users can input search words, phrases, or other data that apply to the interface categories. A visual metaphor for categories of logical operators, search operators, and search parameters assists users and facilitates generating syntactically optimized search queries. There is also the capability for ...