Indexing network-resident objects

• US 20020120626A1
• Filed: 01/30/2002
• Published: 08/29/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Zulaware, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Zulaware, Inc.
• Inventors: Wegener, Michael P.
• Application Number:
  US10/066,327
• Publication Number:
  US 20020120626A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/10
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9532 Query formulation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results

Abstract

According to the invention, a method for providing search results for network-resident objects to a user is disclosed. In one step, a plurality of search processes are monitored. Information relating to the plurality of search processes is stored. A search query from the user is received. The search query is correlated with the information relating to plurality of search processes. Search results related to the search query and the information are presented.

Claims

1. A method for providing search results for network-resident objects to a user, the method comprising steps of:

monitoring a plurality of search processes;

storing information relating to the plurality of search processes;

receiving a search query from the user;

correlating the search query with the information relating to plurality of search processes; and

presenting search results related to the search query and the information.

2. The method for providing search results for network resident objects to the user as recited in claim 1, wherein the information includes search terms.

3. The method for providing search results for network-resident objects to the user as recited in claim 1, wherein the information includes hyperlinks selected in the plurality of search processes.

4. The method for providing search results for network-resident objects to the user as recited in claim 1, wherein the information includes answers to questions posed to those performing the plurality of search processes.

5. The method for providing search results for network-resident objects to the user as recited in claim 1, further comprising a step of posing a question to one or more of those performing the plurality of search processes, wherein the question relates to a quality of search results from a respective one of the search processes.

6. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing the computer-implementable method for providing search results for network-resident objects to the user as recited of claim 1.