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Method, apparatus, and system for previewing search results

  • US 6,711,565 B1
  • Filed: 06/18/2001
  • Issued: 03/23/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving a search request containing search criteria from a first user;

    performing a search based on the search criteria to retrieve records in one or more databases that match the search criteria;

    displaying a list of search results based on the retrieved records to the first user;

    displaying details of a particular search result to the first user in response to the first user'"'"'s selection of the particular search result in the list of search results; and

    determining whether the particular search result is a database record or an external document; and

    if the particular search result is a database record, displaying details of the particular search result to the first user in a predefined view associated with a search category included in the search criteria.

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