Patent attributes
A computer system and associated method are provided for formulating a search inquiry. A user interface (UI) accepts commands for selecting a first data object, and a display presents the first data object with a top plane as located within a geometric boundary representation of a virtual object-bearing front surface. The UI then accepts commands for selecting a first feature associated with the first data object. The UI next accepts either a flip object command or a flip surface command. In response to the flip command, the display presents a first data object bottom plane, opposite of the first data object top plane. The UI is then able to accept commands for selecting a second feature associated with the first data object, and construct a search inquiry in response to the first data object, the first feature, and the second feature, which is sent to a search engine.
