Method for listing search results when performing a search in a network
First Claim
1. A method for organizing network search results, the network having a plurality of sites, one or more sites having a plurality of pages, the plurality of pages including a home page, the method comprising:
- (a) searching the network based on a search term and saving search results, the search results comprising the pages that contain the search term;
(b) determining a reference to a home page associated with each of the pages in the search results; and
(c) displaying only the reference to the home page.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and system for listing network search results. The network has a plurality of sites. Each site has a plurality of pages. The method and system comprise searching the network based on a search term and saving original results from the search and modifying the results of the search wherein at least one of the plurality of pages of a site containing the search term is excluded from reference in the search results and a reference to the home page of the site is included in the search results. Through the use of a method and system in accordance with the present invention, the number of result hits listed on the results list produced by a web search engine will be dramatically reduced. Tens or hundreds of result pages are potentially eliminated. A user will also be able to quickly locate web pages, within each of the individually listed web sites, that contain the search term(s). As a result, a user within a network system such as the Internet is no longer burdened with having to review page after page of irrelevant information related to his/her searches, where the information is duplicative or undesirable because of its relation to a web site that is of no interest to the user.
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1. A method for organizing network search results, the network having a plurality of sites, one or more sites having a plurality of pages, the plurality of pages including a home page, the method comprising:
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(a) searching the network based on a search term and saving search results, the search results comprising the pages that contain the search term;
(b) determining a reference to a home page associated with each of the pages in the search results; and
(c) displaying only the reference to the home page. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for organizing network search results, the network having a plurality of sites, one or more sites having a plurality of pages, the plurality of pages including a home page, the system comprising:
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means for searching the network based on a search term and saving search results, the search results comprising the pages that contain the search term;
means for determining a reference to a home page associated with each of the pages in the search results; and
means for displaying only the reference to the home page. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable medium containing program instructions for organizing network search results, the network having a plurality of sites, one or more sites having a plurality of pages, the plurality of pages including a home page, the program instructions comprising:
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(a) searching the network based on a search term and saving search results, the search results comprising the pages that contain the search term;
(b) determining a reference to a home page associated with each of the pages in the search results; and
(c) displaying only the reference to the home page. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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