PROVIDING CONTINUED SEARCHING AND ASSOCIATED INDICATORS
First Claim
1. A method of providing a continued search comprising:
- performing, via an electronic processing unit of an electronic device, a first electronic search based on first search criteria, wherein the performing the first electronic search generates first search results;
electronically storing, in a memory storage unit, search data associated with the first electronic search;
performing, via the electronic processing unit, a second electronic search with second search criteria substantially similar to the first search criteria, wherein the performing the second electronic search generates second search results;
retrieving, from the memory storage unit, the search data; and
providing, via the electronic processing unit based on the search data, one or more indicators for presentation with the second search results, wherein the one or more indicators specify a difference between the first search results and the second search results.
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Abstract
A search continuation device and its operations include, for example, performing a first electronic search based on first search criteria. The first electronic search generates first search results. The operations can further include electronically storing search data associated with the first electronic search (e.g., in a user account). The operations can further include performing a second electronic search with second search criteria substantially similar to the first search criteria. The second electronic search generates second search results. The operations can further include, retrieving the search data (e.g., from the user account), and providing, based on the search data, one or more indicators for presentation with the second search results. The one or more indicators specify continued search information, such as a degree to which content contained within an item of the first search results was previously accessed or a difference between the first search results and the second search results.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing a continued search comprising:
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performing, via an electronic processing unit of an electronic device, a first electronic search based on first search criteria, wherein the performing the first electronic search generates first search results; electronically storing, in a memory storage unit, search data associated with the first electronic search; performing, via the electronic processing unit, a second electronic search with second search criteria substantially similar to the first search criteria, wherein the performing the second electronic search generates second search results; retrieving, from the memory storage unit, the search data; and providing, via the electronic processing unit based on the search data, one or more indicators for presentation with the second search results, wherein the one or more indicators specify a difference between the first search results and the second search results. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program product for electronically searching, the computer program product comprising:
a computer readable storage medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code configured to; perform, via an electronic processing unit of an electronic device, a first electronic search based on first search criteria; analyze content associated with a first item accessed from first search results of the first electronic search; determine, based on the analyzing, a degree to which the content was accessed; electronically store, to a memory storage unit associated with a user account, first data that specifies the degree to which the content was accessed; perform, via the electronic processing unit, a second electronic search based on second search criteria, wherein the second electronic search generates second search results; determine that the first item is included in the second search results; and provide an indicator with the second search results that specifies the degree to which the content was accessed. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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an electronic processing unit; and a memory storage unit configured to store instructions, which when executed by the electronic processing unit, cause the apparatus to perform operations to perform a first electronic search based on a first set of keywords specified by first user input; electronically store first search results associated with the first electronic search; determine, based on second user input, a second set of keywords equivalent to the first set of keywords; perform, via the electronic processing unit, a second electronic search with the second set of keywords, wherein the performing the second electronic search generates second search results; retrieve, from the memory storage unit, the first search results; evaluate second search results from the second electronic search against the first search results; and provide one or more indicators for presentation with the second search results based on evaluation of the second search results and the first search results, wherein the one or more indicators specify a difference between first search results and the second search results. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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