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Virus checking and reporting for computer database search results

  • US 7,096,215 B2
  • Filed: 01/13/2004
  • Issued: 08/22/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer-implemented method of processing a search request, the method comprising, in response to the search request:

  • accessing a computer database to generate a result set, the result set identifying a plurality of result records;

    accessing virus status information associated with at least a portion of the plurality of result records subsequent to generation of the result set; and

    generating a display representation of at least a portion of the result set based upon the virus status information, wherein generating the display representation includes excluding from the display representation a first result record from the result set if virus status information associated with the first result record indicates that the first result record is not trusted to be a low risk for infection by a computer virus, and including in the display representation a second result record from the result set if virus status information associated with the second result record indicates that the second result record is trusted to be a low risk for infection by a computer virus.

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