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Systems, methods, and computer program products for accumulating, storing, sharing, annotating, manipulating, and combining search results

  • US 20070022111A1
  • Filed: 07/20/2005
  • Published: 01/25/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for defining a cumulative result set, comprising the steps of:

  • a. defining and storing a first search query;

    b. defining and storing a second search query;

    c. submitting the first search query to one or more network accessible sources of information;

    d. receiving, from the one or more network accessible sources of information, as a result of the first search query, a first raw result set, wherein the first raw result set contains items which are associated with network addresses;

    e. storing, as a first result set, a selected subset of the first raw result set;

    f. submitting the second search query to one or more network accessible sources of information;

    g. receiving, from the one or more network accessible sources of information, as a result of the second search query, a second raw result set, wherein the second raw result set contains items which are associated with network addresses;

    h. storing, as a second result set, a selected subset of the second raw result set;

    i. executing a function which has as its input at least the first result set and the second result set; and

    j. defining the cumulative result set as a selected subset of the output of the function.

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