Search server and method for providing search results
First Claim
1. A search server comprising:
- a web page information storing portion for collecting web page information and URLs from a network so as to store them;
a keyword obtaining portion for obtaining a keyword from a client computer;
a keyword searching portion for searching web page information containing the obtained keyword;
a reference URL obtaining portion for obtaining a URL of a web page to be a reference; and
a link searching portion for searching a chain of links from the web page to be a reference to the web page obtained by the keyword searching portion, wherein the search server transmits a list of URL trains corresponding to the chain of links to the client computer.
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Abstract
A search server and method for providing search results are provided in which search results can be transmitted efficiently to a client computer that uses a browser that changes plural displays of contents using a virtual three-dimensional space. The server comprises a web page information storing portion for collecting web page information and URLs from a network so as to store them, a keyword obtaining portion for obtaining a keyword from the client computer, a keyword searching portion for searching web page information containing the obtained keyword, a reference URL obtaining portion for obtaining a URL of a web page to be a reference, and a link searching portion for searching a chain of links from the web page to be a reference to the web page obtained by the keyword searching portion. The search server transmits a list of URL trains corresponding to the chain of links to the client computer.
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15 Claims
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1. A search server comprising:
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a web page information storing portion for collecting web page information and URLs from a network so as to store them;
a keyword obtaining portion for obtaining a keyword from a client computer;
a keyword searching portion for searching web page information containing the obtained keyword;
a reference URL obtaining portion for obtaining a URL of a web page to be a reference; and
a link searching portion for searching a chain of links from the web page to be a reference to the web page obtained by the keyword searching portion, wherein the search server transmits a list of URL trains corresponding to the chain of links to the client computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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- 12. A method for providing search results, comprising the steps of transmitting a list of URL trains as the search results from a search server to a client computer, the search server including a web page information storing portion for collecting web page information and URLs from a network so as to store them, a keyword obtaining portion for obtaining a keyword from the client computer, a keyword searching portion for searching web page information containing the obtained keyword, a reference URL obtaining portion for obtaining a URL of a web page to be a reference, and a link searching portion for searching a chain of links from the web page to be a reference to the web page obtained by the keyword searching portion, wherein the list of URL trains is transmitted so that a browser of the client computer can display web pages corresponding to the URL train sequentially.
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