Method for searching media
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for searching in response to Internet-based search queries using a search engine and a searchable electronic database, comprising:
- storing in the searchable database data sets representing printed items from publications respectively printed by a plurality of respective publishers, each data set including text from at least one of the printed items; and
using the search engine, responding to a search query by searching for web pages that are relevant for the search query and searching the data sets in the electronic database for data sets that are relevant to the search query, thereby identifying relevant Internet web pages and relevant data sets corresponding to relevant publication items, and returning at least one characterization of at least one of the relevant web pages and at least one characterization of at least one of the relevant publication items and, for said at least one of the relevant publication items, providing an electronic path for accessing further information.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a computer-implemented method and apparatus for searching in response to Internet-based search queries using a search engine and an electronic database. According to one example embodiment of the present invention, data sets representing published items are input, for example, scanned-in or sent electronically, and stored in a searchable database. Each data set includes text from at least one published item. Responsive to the search query, a search engine searches for and identifies relevant web pages and data sets representing published items and, in a more specific embodiment, ranked characterizations are returned for the relevant web pages and published items. An electronic path can be provided with the published item for accessing further information about the published item. In one embodiment, the electronic path is a hyperlink from a characterization of a relevant published item to a more complete electronic representation of the relevant published item. Publishers provide authorization to display copyrighted materials through a permission protocol.
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50 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for searching in response to Internet-based search queries using a search engine and a searchable electronic database, comprising:
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storing in the searchable database data sets representing printed items from publications respectively printed by a plurality of respective publishers, each data set including text from at least one of the printed items; and
using the search engine, responding to a search query by searching for web pages that are relevant for the search query and searching the data sets in the electronic database for data sets that are relevant to the search query, thereby identifying relevant Internet web pages and relevant data sets corresponding to relevant publication items, and returning at least one characterization of at least one of the relevant web pages and at least one characterization of at least one of the relevant publication items and, for said at least one of the relevant publication items, providing an electronic path for accessing further information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-implemented arrangement including a search engine and a searchable electronic database, the computer-implemented arrangement adapted to respond to Internet-based search queries, comprising:
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means for storing in the searchable database data sets representing printed items from publications respectively printed by a plurality of respective publishers, each data set including text from at least one of the printed items; and
means, including the search engine, for responding to a search query and including means for searching for web pages that are relevant for the search query and searching the data sets in the electronic database for data sets that are relevant to the search query, thereby identifying relevant Internet web pages and relevant data sets corresponding to relevant publication items, and means for returning at least one characterization of at least one of the relevant web pages and at least one characterization of at least one of the relevant publication items and, for said at least one of the relevant publication items, providing an electronic path for accessing further information.
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22. A computer-implemented arrangement including a search engine and a searchable electronic database, the computer-implemented arrangement adapted to respond to Internet-based search queries, comprising:
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a memory bank and a first programmable computer node, the memory bank and the programmable computer node being adapted to store the searchable database as data sets representing printed items from publications respectively printed by a plurality of respective publishers, each data set including text from at least one of the printed items; and
a second programmable computer node including the search engine, the second programmable computer node adapted to respond to a search query and to search for web pages that are relevant for the search query and search the data sets in the electronic database for data sets that are relevant to the search query, thereby identifying relevant Internet web pages and relevant data sets corresponding to relevant publication items, and return at least one characterization of at least one of the relevant web pages and at least one characterization of at least one of the relevant publication items and, for said at least one of the relevant publication items, provide an electronic path for accessing further information. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. An arrangement for maintaining an electronic database that is searchable via a search engine in response to Internet-based search queries, the arrangement comprising:
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means for storing in the searchable database data sets representing printed items from publications respectively printed by a plurality of respective publishers, each data set including text from at least one of the printed items; and
with each stored data set representing printed items from publications, means for recording whether the respective publisher has authorized display of the printed item.
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45. A method for maintaining an electronic database that is searchable via a search engine in response to Internet-based search queries, the method comprising:
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storing in the searchable database data sets representing printed items from publications respectively printed by a plurality of respective publishers, each data set including text from at least one of the printed items; and
with each stored data set representing printed items from publications, recording whether the respective publisher has authorized display of the printed item. - View Dependent Claims (44, 46)
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47. A machine-implemented method for searching one or more searchable electronic databases, comprising:
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storing data sets representing publication items respectively produced by a plurality of respective publishers;
responsive to a search query, electronically searching for web-accessible documents that are relevant to the search query and searching the data sets in the electronic database for data sets that are relevant to the search query, thereby identifying web-accessible documents and relevant data sets corresponding to relevant publication items; and
returning as search results at least one characterization of at least one of the relevant web-accessible documents, and at least one characterization of at least one of the relevant publication items and, for said at least one of the relevant publication items, an electronic path for accessing further information. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49)
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50. A machine-implemented method for searching one or more searchable electronic databases, comprising:
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storing data sets representing printed items from publications respectively printed by a plurality of respective publishers, each data set including text representing at least one of the printed items;
responsive to a search query, electronically searching for web-accessible documents that are relevant to the search query and searching the data sets in the electronic database for data sets that are relevant to the search query, thereby identifying web-accessible documents and relevant data sets corresponding to relevant publication items; and
returning as search results at least one characterization of at least one of the relevant web-accessible documents, and at least one characterization of at least one of the relevant publication items and, for said at least one of the relevant publication items, an electronic path for accessing further information.
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