METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOWING A USER TO DISPLAY A PRE-DEFINED NUMBER OF SEARCH RESULTS ON A WEB PAGE

• US 20060190459A1
• Filed: 05/02/2006
• Published: 08/24/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/1995
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GraphOn Corporation
• Original Assignee: GraphOn Corporation
• Inventors: Coley, Christopher D., Wesinger, Ralph E. Jr.
• Application Number:
  US11/381,289
• Publication Number:
  US 20060190459A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/913 Multimedia
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99939 Privileged access
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing

Abstract

A web server for displaying search results is disclosed. The web server may be configured to present the user a search page for receiving a query from the user and search options regarding the query over the public network from a user; display results of the query to the user on a web page as titles in list form, the titles corresponding to entries retrieved from the database as a result of the query; and wherein the number of titles displayed on the web page corresponds to a user-defined number contained in the search options.

Claims

1. A method for allowing a user to display a pre-defined number of search results on a web page comprising:

providing a web-accessible database searchable by a user over a public network, said database including full-page entries posted by users of the database;

presenting the user a search page for receiving a query from the user and search options regarding the query over the public network from a user;

displaying results of said query to the user on a web page as titles in list form, the titles corresponding to entries retrieved from the database as a result of the query; and

wherein the number of titles displayed on the web page corresponds to a user-defined number contained in the search options.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said entries include non-textual content.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said non-textual content comprise graphics.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising the act of allowing a user to store entries in a user-defined category in said web-accessible database.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising the act of allowing a user to provide a description for said user-defined category.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the act of presenting said user a full-page entry containing said content responsive to the user selecting one of said titles.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising the act of displaying a URL associated with said entry.

8. An apparatus for allowing a user to display a pre-defined number of search results on a web page comprising:

means for providing a web-accessible database searchable by a user over a public network, said database including full-page entries posted by users of the database;

means for presenting the user a search page for receiving a query from the user and search options regarding the query over the public network from a user;

means for displaying results of said query to the user on a web page as titles in list form, the titles corresponding to entries retrieved from the database as a result of the query; and

wherein the number of titles displayed on the web page corresponds to a user-defined number contained in the search options.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said entries include non-textual content.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said non-textual content comprise graphics.

11. The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising the act of allowing a user to store entries in a user-defined category in said web-accessible database.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising the act of allowing a user to provide a description for said user-defined category.

13. The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising the act of presenting said user a full-page entry containing said content responsive to the user selecting one of said titles.

14. The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising the act of displaying a URL associated with said entry.

15. A web server for displaying search results comprising:

a web server including a database searchable by a user over a public network, said database including entries posted by users of the database, the web server configured to;

present the user a search page for receiving a query from the user and search options regarding the query over the public network from a user;

display results of said query to the user on a web page as titles in list form, the titles corresponding to entries retrieved from the database as a result of the query; and

wherein the number of titles displayed on the web page corresponds to a user-defined number contained in the search options.

16. The web server of claim 15, wherein said entries include non-textual content.

17. The web server of claim 16, wherein said non-textual content comprise graphics.

18. The web server of claim 15, further comprising the act of allowing a user to store entries in a user-defined category in said web-accessible database.

19. The web server of claim 18, further comprising the act of allowing a user to provide a description for said user-defined category.

20. The web server of claim 15, further comprising the act of presenting said user a full-page entry containing said content responsive to the user selecting one of said titles.

21. The web server of claim 15, further comprising the act of displaying a URL associated with said entry.