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Storing searches in an e-mail folder

  • US 7,680,856 B2
  • Filed: 11/23/2004
  • Issued: 03/16/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for saving search query information on a server coupled to the Internet, comprising:

  • receiving search results from a search service, the search results are based on a search query containing search terms that were entered by a user and submitted to an Internet search engine able to find information stored on other websites;

    displaying the search results in a search service user interface in a list format displaying each search result as a link to a website page and a summary of the content displayed in the website page, the search service user interface provides the user with a mechanism to save the search results;

    in response to a user instruction to save the search results, creating a new folder definition containing a search query including the search terms entered by the user, the new folder definition is created by an email service;

    storing the newly created folder definition in an email service database; and

    executing the search query on an email data store associated with the user, the email data store storing email messages intended for delivery to the user;

    executing the search query on a contact store associated with the user, the contact store storing calendar events associated with the user;

    receiving email messages from the email data store and calendar events from the contact store based on executing the search query;

    displaying an email service user interface, the email service user interface displaying a search folder labeled with the search terms entered by the user, and further displaying the email messages, calendar events and search results stored in the search folder in an email inbox format.

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