METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RATING, DISPLAYING AND ACCESSING COMMON COMPUTER AND INTERNET SEARCH RESULTS USING COLORS AND/OR ICONS
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1. A method for displaying search results for searches performed on a database, comprising:
- using a search engine to search the internet for a selected informational content and identifying search results which include the selected informational content,attributing a rating to the search results depending upon the content of the information contained in the search results,displaying the search results with a separate attribute for each search result dependent upon the rating attributed to that search result.
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Abstract
A new and safe way to display, limit, and rate search results. New Methods and Apparatus for Rating, Displaying and Accessing common computer and Internet Search results using Colors. It is known that search results can be filled with both inappropriate and offensive materials. This invention provides for new means of displaying search results, while also allowing for new means of displaying search results, while also allowing for end-users to clearly identify the differences between all search results, and to which they can or cannot have access.
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1. A method for displaying search results for searches performed on a database, comprising:
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using a search engine to search the internet for a selected informational content and identifying search results which include the selected informational content, attributing a rating to the search results depending upon the content of the information contained in the search results, displaying the search results with a separate attribute for each search result dependent upon the rating attributed to that search result. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for enhancing the review of search results for searches performed on a database, comprising:
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using a search engine to search the internet for a selected informational content and identifying search results which include the selected informational content, attributing a rating to the search results depending upon the content of the information contained in the search results, displaying the search results with a separate attribute for each search result dependent upon the rating attributed to that search result, and ranking the search results in accordance with the attribute displayed with each search result.
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