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Sequential subset catalog search engine

  • US 6,324,534 B1
  • Filed: 09/10/1999
  • Issued: 11/27/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/10/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of selecting data records in a computer readable database, each data record having at least one classification, the method comprising the steps of:

  • designating a plurality of subsets of data records in a database;

    designating at least a first and a second search strategy, wherein each search strategy comprises a search methodology preselected to operate upon at least one of the plurality of subsets to search for at least one match;

    forming a search hierarchy comprised of the first search strategy followed by the second search strategy;

    inputting a search string, comprising at least one search term, to a user interface;

    executing the search hierarchy, wherein said search string is applied by a succession of said search strategies;

    terminating said search hierarchy upon finding said at least one match;

    displaying said at least one match.

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