Method, apparatus, and system for searching based on search visibility rules
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Abstract
According to one aspect of the present invention, a method is provided in which a search request containing search criteria is received from a first user. A search is performed based upon the search criteria and the first user'"'"'s organizational identifier to identify data records that match the search criteria and to which the first user is allowed to access based upon the first user'"'"'s organizational identifier. In another embodiment, a search is performed based upon the search criteria and a list of categories to which the first user is authorized to access to identify records that match the search criteria and to which the first user is allowed to access based upon the list of categories.
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70 Claims
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44. A method comprising:
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selecting a database table to be indexed;
generating an indexed set of records comprising information from the database table;
associating the indexed set of records with a search category; and
associating the search category with one or more organizational identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. An apparatus comprising:
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means for selecting a database table to be indexed;
means for generating an indexed set of records comprising information from the database table;
means for associating the indexed set of records with a search category; and
means for associating the search category with one or more organizational identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A machine-readable medium comprising:
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a first set of instructions, executable on a processor, configured to select a database table to be indexed;
a second set of instructions, executable on the processor, configured to generate an indexed set of records comprising information from the database table;
a third set of instructions, executable on the processor, configured to associate the indexed set of records with a search category; and
a fourth set of instructions, executable on the processor, configured to associate the search category with one or more organizational identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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