Methods and systems for searching databases and displaying search results
First Claim
1. A computer system for searching databases and displaying search results, comprising:
- one or more databases storing information regarding publications, said information comprising author, title, date of publication, abstract, cited references, and citing references data; and
one or more Internet servers in communication with said one or more databases;
wherein at least one of said one or more Internet servers is in communication with and operable to transmit data to a Web browser application resident on a user'"'"'s computer, and wherein said data is sufficient to enable said browser to display;
(a) a search page for enabling said user to input publication search parameters; and
(b) a results page comprising a tabular display of results that enables said user to sort results according to date, relevance, author, source title, and number of citations to each publication, and further comprising a list of publication titles, with each title having one or more adjacent selectable links to at least one aspect of the publication corresponding to said title.
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Abstract
In one aspect, the invention comprises a computer system comprising databases storing information regarding publications, the information comprising author, title, date of publication, abstract, cited references, and citing references data; and Internet servers in communication with the databases; wherein at least one of the Internet servers is in communication with and operable to transmit data to a Web browser application resident on a user'"'"'s computer, and wherein the data is sufficient to enable the browser to display: (a) a search page for enabling the user to input publication search parameters; and (b) a results page comprising a tabular display of results that enables the user to sort results according to date, relevance, author, source title, and number of citations to each publication, and further comprising a list of publication titles, with each title having one or more adjacent selectable links to an aspect of the publication corresponding to the title.
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5 Claims
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1. A computer system for searching databases and displaying search results, comprising:
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one or more databases storing information regarding publications, said information comprising author, title, date of publication, abstract, cited references, and citing references data; and
one or more Internet servers in communication with said one or more databases;
wherein at least one of said one or more Internet servers is in communication with and operable to transmit data to a Web browser application resident on a user'"'"'s computer, and wherein said data is sufficient to enable said browser to display;
(a) a search page for enabling said user to input publication search parameters; and
(b) a results page comprising a tabular display of results that enables said user to sort results according to date, relevance, author, source title, and number of citations to each publication, and further comprising a list of publication titles, with each title having one or more adjacent selectable links to at least one aspect of the publication corresponding to said title. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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