Control for Persistent Search Results and Iterative Searching
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a query from a user in a web browser;
performing a web search for the query with a processor;
displaying search results of the web search in a toolbar of the web browser, at least one of the search results in the toolbar including a refinement option, the refinement option including at least one of a show me more like this refinement option and a show me less like this refinement option;
receiving a selected refinement option from the user with a user interface; and
displaying refined search results in the toolbar based on the selected refinement option.
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Abstract
An embodiment of the invention provides a method for control for persistent search results and iterative searching where a query from a user is received via a web browser and a web search for the query is performed with a processor. Search results of the web search are displayed in a toolbar of the web browser, wherein at least one of the search results in the toolbar includes a refinement option. The refinement option can include a show me more like this refinement option and/or a show me less like this refinement option. A selected refinement option is received from the user with a user interface; and, refined search results are displayed in the toolbar based on the selected refinement option.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a query from a user in a web browser; performing a web search for the query with a processor; displaying search results of the web search in a toolbar of the web browser, at least one of the search results in the toolbar including a refinement option, the refinement option including at least one of a show me more like this refinement option and a show me less like this refinement option; receiving a selected refinement option from the user with a user interface; and displaying refined search results in the toolbar based on the selected refinement option. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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identifying a web page displayed in a browser with a monitoring device; identifying at least one attribute of the identified web page with an analyzer; automatically performing a web search for the at least one identified attribute with a processor; and displaying results of the web search in a toolbar of the browser. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product comprising:
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a non-transitory computer readable storage medium; first program instructions to receive a query from a user; second program instructions to perform a web search for the query; third program instructions to display search results of the web search in a toolbar of the web browser, at least one of the search results in the toolbar including a refinement option, the refinement option including at least one of a show me more like this refinement option and a show me less like this refinement option; fourth program instructions to receive a selected refinement option from the user; and fifth program instructions to display refined search results in the toolbar based on the selected refinement option, wherein said first program instructions, said second program instructions, said third program instructions, said fourth program instructions, and said fifth program instructions are stored on said computer readable storage medium.
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