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System and method for searching for documents

  • US 8,849,789 B2
  • Filed: 09/12/2012
  • Issued: 09/30/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for searching for documents, comprising:

  • generating a database, the database storing information on one or more sources;

    for each of the one or more sources;

    extracting one or more keywords from a set of document associated with the source,based on the extracted keywords, determining a set of one or more keywords, andstoring the set of one or more keywords in the database in association with the source;

    receiving a search query entered into a search query window, the search query including one or more search terms;

    determining a set of documents responsive to the search query;

    determining a set of citations cited in the set of documents by extracting data having recognized citation formats from the set of documents;

    providing a displayed list of a the set of citations that enables determination of the most frequent citation by a user viewing the displayed list; and

    based on the one or more search terms and the one or more keywords stored in the database, providing for display a set of one or more recommended sources from the one or more sources in which to search for documents.

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