COMPUTER-BASED COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH SERVICE
First Claim
1. A computer system for storing collections of information on topics, comprising:
- a processor configured to execute program instructions that cause the processor to;
present a user interface that is configured to receive selections of one or more cards to be added to a collection that holds information about a topic, wherein each card contains information about the topic that is obtained from an external search engine that indexes the world wide web, information obtained from other users of the computer system or information provided by the user;
wherein the user interface further includes a search mechanism for receiving one or more search terms from the user and performing additional searching about the topic from within the user interface; and
a memory for storing collections of cards.
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Abstract
A web-based computer system is programmed to present a user interface to a user for viewing with a browser program or mobile application. The user can enter a search query into the interface and the computer system forwards the received search query to a search engine. Search results are received from the search engine and the computer system creates a search record for at least one search result. The computer system is programmed to allow the user to save search records to a board. In addition, the user can add one or more of text, videos, URL links, tables and code segments to a search record. In one embodiment, a user can augment the search records by entering search terms into a search bar that is present on the board.
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1. A computer system for storing collections of information on topics, comprising:
a processor configured to execute program instructions that cause the processor to; present a user interface that is configured to receive selections of one or more cards to be added to a collection that holds information about a topic, wherein each card contains information about the topic that is obtained from an external search engine that indexes the world wide web, information obtained from other users of the computer system or information provided by the user; wherein the user interface further includes a search mechanism for receiving one or more search terms from the user and performing additional searching about the topic from within the user interface; and a memory for storing collections of cards. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer system for storing collections of information on topics, comprising:
a processor configured to execute program instructions that cause the processor to; present a user interface that is configured to receive one or more search terms from a user; forward the one or more search terms to a selected search engine; receive search results from the selected search engine in response to the one or more search terms; present a card for each search result, wherein each card includes a control that is selectable by the user to add the card to a collection of cards with information about a topic; and a memory for storing collections of cards. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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