ELECTRONIC PREVIOUS SEARCH RESULTS LOG
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1. A computer implemented method for providing information of a previous search, comprising:
- receiving a query requiring a human assistant;
storing information of a search of the query by the human assistant;
accepting a request to access the information; and
providing selective access to a portion of the information based on a source of the request.
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Abstract
A method for providing a viewable search results log to allow determination of the effectiveness of search strategies and sharing results of searches with others. The search results log reveals search strategies utilized by a human searcher with which the search results log is associated. The search results produced by at least one human searcher are stored in the search results log and presented according to a view format selected by a viewer. The search results log can be interrelated to other systems such as a blog or a search engine.
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1. A computer implemented method for providing information of a previous search, comprising:
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receiving a query requiring a human assistant; storing information of a search of the query by the human assistant; accepting a request to access the information; and providing selective access to a portion of the information based on a source of the request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A persistent computer readable medium storing therein an instruction which when executed causes a computer to execute an operation including accessing information of a search of a query, comprising:
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receiving access to the additional information in response to an action related to the initial information wherein said additional information is information of a search performed for a query by a human assistant; allowing the additional information to be retrieved; and selectively blocking access to a portion of the additional information based on an identifier of a user associated with the query and a source of the initial information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system, comprising:
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a user device transmitting a query; a search system receiving the query, providing the query to a human searcher, recording information of a search of the query by the human searcher, receiving a request to access the information, and providing access to a portion of the information and selectively blocking access to an element of the information based on a source of the request and an identifier of a user of the user device.
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