Methods And Systems For Information Search

• US 20140324835A1
• Filed: 07/10/2014
• Published: 10/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Board of Regents Nevada System of Higher Education (State of Nevada)
• Original Assignee: Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
• Inventors: Schiller, Martin Roy
• Application Number:
  US14/328,316
• Publication Number:
  US 20140324835A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/722
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9038 Presentation of query results

Abstract

Methods and systems for information search are disclosed. An example method can comprise loading a plurality of content items in a plurality of windows on a display screen, wherein the plurality of the windows can comprise a master window and one or more slave windows, and wherein the each of the one or more slave windows can be associated with a respective search resource. A search request for information associated with a specific word displayed the master window can be received. A search can be conducted via at least one search resource displayed on the one or more slave windows. Search results from the at least one search resource can be provided. The search results can be displayed on a predefined area on the display screen.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

loading a plurality of content items in a plurality of windows on a display screen, wherein the plurality of the windows comprises a master window and one or more slave windows, and wherein each of the one or more slave windows is associated with a search resource;

receiving a search request for information associated with a specific word, wherein the specific word is displayed in the master window;

conducting a search via one or more search resource displayed on the one or more slave windows; and

providing search results from the at least one search resource.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the master window is configured for setting a display parameter for the plurality windows.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the display parameter comprises one or more of size, location, font size, color, and scrolling options.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the search resource comprises a search engine.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein conducting a search via at least one search resource displayed on the one or more slave windows comprises conducting a search in one or more predefined fields.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein conducting a search via at least one search resource displayed on the one or more slave windows comprises conducting a search in one or more predefined databases.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the one or more predefined databases comprise one or more of an internal database and an external database.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein conducting a search via at least one search resource comprises conducting a search via one or more search resources.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one search resource is determined by a user, a processor, or combination thereof.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the search results comprise text, image, audio, video, a combination thereof.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the search results comprise one or more of:

a definition of the specific word, a pronunciation of the specific word, a usage of the specific word, a combination of the specific word with a single preceding word, a combination of the specific word with a single subsequent word.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the search results are displayed on one or more slave windows, a predefined area on the display screen, or a combination thereof.

13. A system comprising:

a display screen configured for displaying a plurality of content items in a plurality of windows of the display screen, wherein the plurality of windows comprises a master window and one or more slave windows, and wherein each of the one or more slave windows is associated with a search resource;

an input device, communicatively coupled to the display device, configured for receiving a request for information associated with a specific word displayed on the display screen; and

a processor, communicatively coupled to the display screen and the input device, configured for,

loading the plurality of content items in the plurality of windows on the display screen,

conducting a search via at least one search resource displayed on the one or more slave windows, and

providing search results from the at least one search resource, wherein the search results are displayed on a predefined area on the display screen.

14. A method comprising:

providing a plurality of slave windows, wherein each of the plurality of slave windows is associated with a respective content source;

providing a master window, wherein the master window displays a content item;

receiving a selection of a portion of the content item;

initiating a one or more of the plurality of slave windows based on the selection of the portion of the content item; and

providing search results from each of the respective content sources in the one or more of the plurality of slave windows.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein one or more of the plurality of slave windows can be moved to the master window to be displayed as the content item.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein initiating a search in one or more of the plurality of slave windows comprises identifying one or more relevant content sources in the plurality of slave windows.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the one or more relevant search resource is determined by a user, a processor, or combination thereof.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein the master window is the configured for setting a display parameter for the plurality windows.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the display parameter comprises one or more of size, location, font size, color, scrolling options.

20. The system of claim 14, wherein the search results comprise text, image, audio, video, a combination thereof.