Method and system for creating an embedded search link document
First Claim
1. A method for creating an embedded search link document, comprising the steps of:
- accessing a genesis document;
performing a test search of a document source to identify test search results that satisfy a plurality of search parameters, whereby said test search is initiated by activating a test search control that causes a search engine to search the document source for all documents relevant to the plurality of search parameters, and wherein documents included on the document source can change over time;
in response to performing the test search, retrieving the test search results;
presenting the test search results to a user for a determination as to whether the plurality of search parameters should be adjusted to satisfy an intended use by a different user who will use the plurality of search parameters to obtain search results by accessing a search link created by the user; and
in response to the determination that the test search results returned using the plurality of search parameters are satisfactory, embedding the search link having the plurality of search parameters into the genesis document to create the embedded search link document, the search link being operative, when activated, to initiate a search of the document source for search results that match the search parameters and to retrieve the search results, the search results that are returned potentially changing over time as the documents included on the document source change.
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Abstract
A method and system for creating and using an embedded search link document. Embedded search link documents are search-enabled through the use of a wizard. The wizard initially prompts a user to open an HTML-formatted genesis document in an editing pane. Once the genesis document is loaded, the user may add and manipulate search links by customizing the relevant search parameters. The invention permits a user to tailor a search by selecting various search parameters describing the search objective. Once the search parameters are specified, the search engine finds documents meeting the search criteria from a catalog that was built by crawling World Wide Web sites. These documents are filtered for relevance and compiled into a results list. The documents comprising the results list are placed into one of a set of site catalogs, depending on which of the search criteria are embodied in the individual document. The results list is returned to the user, who may designate certain links as preferred links. These preferred links will be compressed and stored, and will always show up at the top of the search results list. Similarly, the search criteria are compressed and stored as a portion of the search link embedded within the genesis document. Once the user has created all desired search links, the genesis document is saved as an embedded search link document. Later users may initiate searches by accessing an embedded search link.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for creating an embedded search link document, comprising the steps of:
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accessing a genesis document; performing a test search of a document source to identify test search results that satisfy a plurality of search parameters, whereby said test search is initiated by activating a test search control that causes a search engine to search the document source for all documents relevant to the plurality of search parameters, and wherein documents included on the document source can change over time; in response to performing the test search, retrieving the test search results; presenting the test search results to a user for a determination as to whether the plurality of search parameters should be adjusted to satisfy an intended use by a different user who will use the plurality of search parameters to obtain search results by accessing a search link created by the user; and in response to the determination that the test search results returned using the plurality of search parameters are satisfactory, embedding the search link having the plurality of search parameters into the genesis document to create the embedded search link document, the search link being operative, when activated, to initiate a search of the document source for search results that match the search parameters and to retrieve the search results, the search results that are returned potentially changing over time as the documents included on the document source change. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for creating an embedded search link document, comprising:
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a memory for storing a genesis document and machine instructions; an input device for inputting a series of a plurality of search parameters; a communications device for communicating with a remote server, the remote server being in communication with a document source, wherein the document source includes a plurality of documents, and wherein the documents comprising the plurality of documents can change over time; a processor in communication with the memory, the input device and the communications device, for transmitting a request to the remote server for a test search of the document source based on the plurality of search parameters, such that all documents relevant to the plurality of search parameters are retrieved in response to the test search of the document source; wherein the processor is further operable to execute the machine instructions stored in the memory, causing the processor to; display test search results received from the remote server in response to the test search on a display device, enabling a user to determine whether the plurality of search parameters should be adjusted to satisfy an intended use by, a different user who will use the plurality of search parameters to obtain search results by accessing a search link created by the user; and in response to a determination that the test search results returned using the plurality of search parameters are satisfactory, embed the search link having the plurality of search parameters into the genesis document to create the embedded search link document, the search link being operative, when activated, to initiate a search of the document source for search results matching the search parameters and to retrieve the search results, the search results that are returned potentially changing over time as the documents on the document source change. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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