System and Method for Retrieving and Organizing Information From Disparate Computer Network Information Services
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for searching a plurality of searchable information sources, the information sources including at least one secure source and at least one non-secure source, the method comprising the steps of:
- storing security credentials necessary for accessing the secure source;
accessing the secure source utilizing the stored security credentials;
accessing the non-secure source;
searching the accessed sources for documents relevant to a search query; and
displaying results of the searching step.
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Abstract
A system and method is provided for accessing information from a plurality of searchable information sources. The method includes the steps of: analyzing a user search query to determine a subject matter of the query; and selecting a sub-set of information from the plurality of information sources based upon the determined subject matter of the query. In further detailed embodiment, the analyzing step combines at least two methods of deriving the subject matter from the search query; and the method further includes the step of searching the information source(s) in the sub-set of information sources, substantially in parallel, for documents relevant to the search query. A system and method is also provided for searching a plurality of searchable information sources, where the information sources include at least one secure source. This method includes the steps of: (a) storing security credentials necessary for accessing the secure source; (b) accessing the secure source utilizing the stored security credentials; (c) accessing a non-secure source; (d) searching the accessed sources, substantially in parallel, for documents relevant to a search query; and (e) displaying results of the searching step.
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1. A computer implemented method for searching a plurality of searchable information sources, the information sources including at least one secure source and at least one non-secure source, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing security credentials necessary for accessing the secure source;
accessing the secure source utilizing the stored security credentials;
accessing the non-secure source;
searching the accessed sources for documents relevant to a search query; and
displaying results of the searching step. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer implemented method for searching a plurality of searchable information sources by plurality of users to a computer network system, the information sources including at least one secure source, the method comprising the steps of:
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for each user, storing security credentials necessary for accessing the secure source;
accessing, by each user, the secure source utilizing the stored security credentials for each user; and
searching the accessed secure source, by the plurality of users for documents relevant to one or more search queries. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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