1. A computer readable medium having instructions stored therein that are configured for execution by a computing device, the instructions comprising:
instructions configured to generate a plurality of user selectable search mode interfaces, including at least:
an email search mode interface having email-specific attribute search fields including at least a date field, a from field, and a sender field;
a file search mode interface having file-specific attribute search fields including one or more of a file name field, a file type field, a date field, a file size field, and a path field;
an email attachment search mode interface including one or more of a name field, a date field, a size field, and an extension field;
wherein each of the email search mode interface, the file search mode interface, and the email attachment search mode interface further comprises a list pane, used to display a list of search result items, and a view pane, used to display the contents of a selected search result item;
an index module that, when executed by the computing device, generates at least an email index, a file index, and an email attachment index; and
a search module that, when executed by the computing device, performs incremental searching of at least one of the email index, the file index, and the email attachment index in response to the user entering characters into at least one search mode interface field.
2. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the search module is configured to update the list of search result items after each character is received in one of the search mode interface fields without further input from the user.
3. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the email search mode interface, the file search mode interface, and the email attachment search mode interface are alternatively viewable within a single search interface configured for display on a display device.
4. The computer readable medium of claim 3, wherein the single search interface comprises tabs that are selectable by the user in order to initiate display of a respectively associated search mode interfaces, the tabs comprising at least an email search mode interface tab, a file search mode interface tab, and an email attachment search mode interface tab, wherein each of the tabs is displayed in the single search interface regardless of which of the email search mode interfaces is currently selected for display.
5. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the search module is configured to automatically display in the view pane at least a portion of the contents of a first search result item in the list of search result items.
6. The computer readable medium of claim 5, wherein in response to the first of the list of search result items changing in response to updating of the list of search result items after a character is received in one of the search mode interface fields, the search module is configured to automatically update the view pane to display at least a portion of the contents of a new first search result item in the changed list of search result items.
7. The search apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein
the email index comprises email attributes including one or more of sender information, addressee information, date information, folder path information, client information, cc information, and bcc information;
the file index includes file attributes including one or more of file name information, file type information, date information, file size information, and path information.
8. A search apparatus, comprising:
a plurality of user selectable search mode interfaces having attribute fields, including at least:
an email search mode interface having email-specific attribute search fields including one or more of a date field, a from field, and a sender field;
an index module configured to generate at least a first index, including one or more indexes of emails and files;
one or more memories configured to store the first index, including one or more indexes of emails and files; and
a search module configured to perform incremental searching of the first index as the user enters characters into at least a first attribute search field such that a list of search results is updated with one or more of matching emails and matching files after each character of one or more search strings is received from a user in one of the attribute search fields.
9. The search apparatus of claim 8, wherein the email search mode interface and the file search mode interface each further comprise a list area used to display the list of search result items that is updated as each character of the one or more search strings is received from the user.
10. The search apparatus of claim 8, wherein the email search mode interface further comprises a search field used to search across a plurality of the attribute fields.
11. The search apparatus of claim 8, wherein the email search mode interface and the file search mode interface are alternatively viewable within a single search interface configured for display on a display device.
12. The search apparatus of claim 11, wherein the single search interface comprises areas that are selectable by the user in order to initiate display of a search mode interface corresponding to the respective selected area, the user-selectable areas comprising at least an email search mode interface area and a file search mode interface area, wherein each of the user-selectable areas are displayed in the single search interface regardless of which of the search mode interfaces is currently selected for display.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An overcoating composition for improving dry rub resistance and resistance to highlighter smear of a printed image on a substrate, comprising an aqueous-based liquid vehicle and about 0.5 wt % to about 40 wt % latex polymer particles dispersed in the liquid vehicle, said latex polymer particles including:
(a) about 18 wt % to about 99.5 wt % polymerized hydrophobic monomers including monomers selected from the group of 4-methylstyrene, cyclohexyl acrylate, isobornyl methacrylate, isobornyl acrylate, and combinations thereof, and
(b) about 0.1 wt % to about 20 wt % polymerized acid monomers,
wherein the overcoating composition is formulated to be ink-jetted onto the substrate and is substantially devoid of colorant.
2. A composition as in claim 1, wherein the polymerized acid monomers are selected from the group of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, 3-vinylbenzoic acid, 4-vinylbenzoic acid, methacryloyloxyethyl succinate, methacryloyloxyethyl phosphate, and combinations thereof.
3. A composition as in claim 1, comprising at least two polymerized acid monomers selected from the group of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, 3-vinylbenzoic acid, 4-vinylbenzoic acid, methacryloyloxyethyl succinate, methacryloyloxyethyl phosphate, and combinations thereof, or at least two polymerized hydrophobic monomers selected from the group of 4-methylstyrene, cyclohexyl acrylate, isobornyl methacrylate, isobornyl acrylate, and combinations thereof.
4. A composition as in claim 1, wherein the polymerized hydrophobic monomers also include polymerized monomers selected from the group of styrene, cyclohexyl methacrylate, butyl acrylate, and combinations thereof.
5. A composition as in claim 1, wherein the latex polymer particles dispersed in the liquid vehicle are present in an amount from about 1 wt % to about 15 wt %.
6. A composition as in claim 1, wherein when the overcoating composition is ink-jetted over a printed image on a substrate and subjected to rub resistance testing on bright white paper and under 4 pounds weight and 10 cycles shows no visible displacement of the underlying printed image.
7. A composition as in claim 1, further comprising from about 0.2 wt % to about 15 wt % of crosslinking agent based on the total monomer content.
8. A method of improving dry rub resistance and resistance to highlighter smear of a printed image on a substrate, comprising:
(a) ink-jetting an ink, including a colorant, onto a substrate to form a printed image; and
(b) ink-jetting an overcoating composition onto the printed image, the composition including an aqueous-based liquid vehicle and about 0.5 wt % to about 40 wt % latex polymer particles dispersed in the liquid vehicle, said latex polymer particles including
(i) about 18 wt % to about 99.5 wt % polymerized hydrophobic monomers including polymerized monomers selected from the group of 4-methylstyrene, cyclohexyl acrylate, isobornyl methacrylate, isobornyl acrylate, and combinations thereof, and
(ii) about 0.1 wt % to about 20 wt % polymerized acid monomers, wherein the overcoating composition is formulated for coating the ink-jet ink on the media substrate, and is substantially devoid of colorant.
9. A method as in claim 8, further comprising the step of heat drying the overcoating composition at a temperature at least 10\xb0 C. above room temperature.
10. A method as in claim 8, wherein the steps of ink-jetting the ink onto a substrate to form a printed image and ink-jetting the overcoating composition onto the printed image occur in a single pass of an ink-jet printhead.
11. A method as in claim 8, wherein the step of ink-jetting the overcoating composition includes ink-jetting multiple layers of overcoating composition over the printed image.
12. A method as in claim 8, wherein the polymerized acid monomers are selected from the group of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, 3-vinylbenzoic acid, 4-vinylbenzoic acid, methacryloyloxyethyl succinate, methacryloyloxyethyl phosphate, and combinations thereof.
13. A method as in claim 8, wherein the polymerized hydrophobic monomers of the overcoating composition also include polymerized monomers selected from the group of styrene, cyclohexyl methacrylate, butyl acrylate, and combinations thereof.
14. A system for producing images with improved dry rub resistance and resistance to highlighter smear, comprising:
(a) a media substrate;
(b) an ink-jet ink including a colorant, said ink-jet ink formulated for being printed on the media substrate; and
(c) an overcoating composition including an aqueous-based liquid vehicle and about 0.5 wt % to about 40 wt % latex polymer particles dispersed in the liquid vehicle, said latex polymer particles including
(i) about 18 wt % to about 99.5 wt % polymerized hydrophobic monomers selected from the group of 4-methylstyrene, cyclohexyl acrylate, isobornyl methacrylate, isobornyl acrylate, and combinations thereof, and
(ii) about 0.1 wt % to about 20 wt % polymerized acid monomers, wherein the overcoating composition is formulated for coating the ink-jet ink on the media substrate, and is substantially devoid of colorant.
15. A system as in claim 14, wherein the ink-jet ink and the overcoating composition are configured for printing together in a single pass of a printhead.
16. A system as in claim 14, wherein the overcoating composition is configured to be printed at a greater drop weight than that of the ink-jet ink.
17. A system as in claim 14, wherein the colorant is a pigment.
18. A system as in claim 14, wherein the colorant is a dye.
19. A system as in claim 14, wherein the polymerized acid monomers are selected from the group of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, 3-vinylbenzoic acid, 4-vinylbenzoic acid, methacryloyloxyethyl succinate, methacryloyloxyethyl phosphate, and combinations thereof.
20. A system as in claim 14, wherein the polymerized hydrophobic monomers of the overcoating composition also include polymerized monomers selected from the group of styrene, cyclohexyl methacrylate, butyl acrylate, and combinations thereof.