Search system presenting active abstracts including linked terms
First Claim
1. A method for providing search results in response to a search query comprising the computer-implemented steps of:
- based on the search query, identifying a resource relevant to the search query;
extracting an excerpt from the identified resource;
identifying a term of interest in the excerpt;
creating a link for the term of interest which, when selected, will cause a browser to retrieve a referral document; and
providing the excerpt as a portion of the search results of said search query.
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Abstract
Upon receiving a search query, a search to identify at least one resource relevant to the search query is performed. At least one excerpt is extracted from the at least one resource, and a term of interest is identified in the excerpt. A link to a referral document is associated with the term of interest. Upon selection of the link, the referral document is displayed. Alternatively, the link is associated with a second search query, and the second search query is automatically performed upon selection of the link. A network telephone call can be automatically placed when a telephone number is the term of interest.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for providing search results in response to a search query comprising the computer-implemented steps of:
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based on the search query, identifying a resource relevant to the search query;
extracting an excerpt from the identified resource;
identifying a term of interest in the excerpt;
creating a link for the term of interest which, when selected, will cause a browser to retrieve a referral document; and
providing the excerpt as a portion of the search results of said search query. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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9. A method for searching a document corpus comprising the computer-implemented steps of:
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receiving a first search query from a client;
performing a first search of the document corpus to identify a matching resource for the first search query;
extracting an excerpt from the matching resource;
identifying a term of interest in the excerpt;
providing search results including the excerpt to the client;
upon receiving selection of an indicator associated with the term of interest in the excerpt, automatically performing a second search; and
providing search results of the second search to the client. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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16. A method for automatically placing a network telephone call comprising the computer-implemented steps of:
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performing a first search to identify a resource relevant to a search query from a client;
extracting an excerpt from the identified resource;
identifying a telephone number in the excerpt;
associating the telephone number with a link; and
providing the excerpt as a portion of the search results for said search query to the client; and
upon receiving selection of the telephone number link from the client, automatically placing a network telephone call to the telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (17, 33, 34)
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