Method and/or system for searching network content
First Claim
1. A method of performing a live network search for currently available content, the method comprising the steps of:
- accepting a user search query at a computer connected to the network;
in response to the user search query, identifying search origins comprising a network resource deemed of relevance to the user search query;
retrieving and reviewing the contents of the search origin to identify the presence of one or more search avenues stemming from the search origin;
perusing identified search avenues by retrieving the currently available content at the search avenues to identify search results to be returned by the computer in response to the user search query, perusing further comprising;
a. identifying links and submission fields in the currently available content at the search avenue defining network locations to serve as new search avenues;
b. prioritizing and/or disregarding search avenues based on search avenue relevance determined by look-up of relevancy information, and/or word weight tables;
c. storing at a server the identified links and links to the submission fields with the search query that identified the search avenue and the prioritization information;
repeating the processes of retrieving, reviewing and perusing in respect of network locations stemming from the identified search avenues.
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Abstract
A method (200) for searching the Internet (14n). The method (200) including the steps of: in response to a user search query, identifying at least one search origin (12n) comprising an Internet resource (12n) deemed of relevance; retrieving and reviewing the contents of the search origin (12n) to identify the presence of one or more search avenues (12n) stemming from the search origin (12n), identifiable search avenues comprising: sites (12n) which are ascertained by the search origin contents (12n); submission fields presented by the search origin (12n); and/or, dynamically generated content (12n) retrieved from the search origin, and, perusing identified search avenues (12n) to identify search results to be returned in response to the user search query.
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1. A method of performing a live network search for currently available content, the method comprising the steps of:
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accepting a user search query at a computer connected to the network; in response to the user search query, identifying search origins comprising a network resource deemed of relevance to the user search query; retrieving and reviewing the contents of the search origin to identify the presence of one or more search avenues stemming from the search origin; perusing identified search avenues by retrieving the currently available content at the search avenues to identify search results to be returned by the computer in response to the user search query, perusing further comprising; a. identifying links and submission fields in the currently available content at the search avenue defining network locations to serve as new search avenues; b. prioritizing and/or disregarding search avenues based on search avenue relevance determined by look-up of relevancy information, and/or word weight tables; c. storing at a server the identified links and links to the submission fields with the search query that identified the search avenue and the prioritization information; repeating the processes of retrieving, reviewing and perusing in respect of network locations stemming from the identified search avenues. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A general purpose computing device connected to a network with a Graphic User Interface (GUI) application for performing a live network search for currently available content, said computing device being programmed with code for:
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accepting a user search query at the computer; in response to the user search query, identifying on the computer search origins comprising a network resource deemed of relevance to the user search query; retrieving and reviewing the contents of the search origin to identify the presence of one or more search avenues stemming from the search origin; perusing identified search avenues by retrieving the currently available content at the search avenues to identify search results to be returned by the computer in response to the user search query, perusing further comprising; a. identifying links and submission fields in the currently available content at the search avenue defining network locations to serve as new search avenues; b. prioritizing and/or disregarding search avenues based on search avenue relevance determined by look-up of relevancy information, and/or word weight tables; c. storing at a server the identified links and links to the submission fields with the search query that identified the search avenue and the prioritization information; repeating the processes of retrieving, reviewing and perusing in respect of network locations stemming from identified search avenues comprising a submission field. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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