SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING SEARCH RESULTS

• US 20100114873A1
• Filed: 10/17/2008
• Published: 05/06/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC (Lumen Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Embarq Holdings Company LLC (Lumen Technologies, Inc.)
• Inventors: GUPTA, SHEKHAR
• Granted Patent: US 8,874,564 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/722
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3326 using relevance feedback from the user, e.g. relevance feedback on documents, documents sets, document terms or passages

Abstract

A system and method for communicating search results. User input is received to perform a search of a communications network. The search is performed based on the user input to generate search results. The search results and multiple selection elements ate displayed for communicating each of the search results to one or more receiving parties. A user selection of one or more of the multiple selection elements associated with one or more receiving parties is received. The search results are communicated to the one or more receiving parties in response to the user selection.

Claims

1. A method for communicating search results, the method comprising:

receiving user input to perform a search of a communications network;

performing the search based on the user input to generate search results;

displaying the search results and a plurality of selection elements for communicating each of the search results to one or more receiving parties;

receiving a user selection of one or more of the plurality of selection elements associated with the one or more receiving parties; and

communicating the search results to the one or more receiving parties in response to the user selection.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

associating each of the plurality of selection elements with one or more receiving parties.

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

specifying communications information for each of the one or more receiving parties.

4. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

selecting an image for displaying each of the plurality of selection elements.

5. The method according to claim 3, wherein the communications information indicates one or more types of communication.

6. The method according to claim 3, wherein the communications information enables a communication of the search results to the one or more receiving parties.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

formatting the search results for the one or more types of communication.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

grouping the search results selected for communication to the one or more parties.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the user selection is a voice command from the user.

10. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a contact list to the user for selecting one or more parties not associated with one of the plurality of selection elements.

11. A server for communicating search results, the server comprising:

a browser operable to receive user input for a search of the Internet, the browser performs the search to return search results, the search results are displayed to a user as well as a plurality of selection elements for communicating each of the search results to one or more receiving parties; and

user preferences in communication with the browser, the user preferences are operable to receive user selections associating each of the plurality of selection elements with one or more receiving parties and store communications information for each of the one or mote receiving parties,

the browser is operable to communicated the search results to the one or more receiving parties in response to a user selection of one or more of the plurality of selection elements.

12. The server according to claim 11, further comprising:

a search engine in communication with the browser, the search engine operable to execute the search to generate the search results communicated to the browser.

13. The server according to claim 11, wherein the user preferences store an image selected by the user as each of the plurality of selection elements, wherein the communications information specifies a type of communication and information for performing the communications.

14. The server according to claim 11, wherein the user preferences specify whether to communicate a hyper link for each of the search results, the hyper link and content associated with the hyperlink, or only the content associated with the hyperlink.

15. The server according to claim 14, wherein the communication of the selected search results are performed utilizing the user preferences based on a single selection of the one or more of the plurality of selection elements.

16. A server for communicating search results, the server comprising:

a processor for executing a set of instructions; and

a memory in communication with the process for storing the set of instructions, wherein the set of instructions are executed by the processor to;

receive user input to perform a search of a communications network;

perform the search based on the user input to generate the search results;

display the search results and a plurality of selection elements for communicating each of the search results to one or more receiving parties;

receive a user selection of one or more of the plurality of selection elements associated with the one or more receiving parties; and

communicate one or more of the search results to the one or more receiving parties based on the user selection.

17. The server according to claim 16, further comprising:

wherein the communications network is a private network, wherein the one or more receiving parties are authorized to receive the search results from the private network.

18. The server according to claim 16, wherein the set of instructions are further executed to:

assign a graphic selected by a user as each of the plurality of selection elements; and

associate each of the plurality of selection elements with the one or more receiving parties.

19. The server according to claim 16, wherein the search results are communicated based on a single selection by a user of a selection element.

20. The server according to claim 16, wherein the search results are communicated based on user preferences, wherein the user preferences specify whether to communicate a hyper link for each of the search results, the hyper link and content associated with the hyperlink, or only the content associated with the hyperlink.