METHOD FOR DISPLAYING SEARCH RESULTS

• US 20060190444A1
• Filed: 05/02/2006
• Published: 08/24/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/1995
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GraphOn Corporation
• Original Assignee: GraphOn Corporation
• Inventors: Coley, Christopher D., Wesinger, Ralph E. Jr.
• Application Number:
  US11/381,222
• Publication Number:
  US 20060190444A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/913 Multimedia
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99939 Privileged access
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing

Abstract

A web server for displaying search results is disclosed. The web server may be configured to receive a search query over the public network from a user; produce a set of results responsive to the search including content associated with the search query; display the results to the user on a web page as titles in list form corresponding to the full-page entries of the search results; and wherein content associated with the search results is not contained in the list.

Claims

1. A method for displaying search results comprising:

providing a web-accessible database searchable by a user over a public network, said database including entries posted by users of the database;

receiving a search query over the public network from a user;

producing a set of results responsive to the search including content associated with said search query;

displaying said results to the user on a web page as titles in list form corresponding to the full-page entries of said search results; and

wherein content associated with said search results is not contained in said list.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said content includes non-textual content.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said non-textual content comprise graphics.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising the act of allowing a user to store entries in a user-defined category in said web-accessible database.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising the act of allowing a user to provide a description for said user-defined category.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the act of presenting said user a full-page entry containing said content responsive to the user selecting one of said titles.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising the act of displaying a URL associated with said entry.

8. An apparatus for displaying search results comprising:

means for providing a web-accessible database searchable by a user over a public network, said database including entries posted by users of the database;

means for receiving a search query over the public network from a user;

means for producing a set of results responsive to the search including content associated with said search query;

means for displaying said results to the user on a web page as titles in list form corresponding to the full-page entries of said search results; and

wherein content associated with said search results is not contained in said list.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said content includes non-textual content.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said non-textual content comprise graphics.

11. The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising the act of allowing a user to store entries in a user-defined category in said web-accessible database.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising the act of allowing a user to provide a description for said user-defined category.

13. The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising the act of presenting said user a full-page entry containing said content responsive to the user selecting one of said titles.

14. The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising the act of displaying a URL associated with said entry.

15. A web server for displaying search results comprising:

a web server including a database searchable by a user over a public network, said database including entries posted by users of the database, the web server configured to;

receive a search query over the public network from a user;

produce a set of results responsive to the search including content associated with said search query;

display said results to the user on a web page as titles in list form corresponding to the full-page entries of said search results; and

wherein content associated with said search results is not contained in said list.

16. The web server of claim 15, wherein said content includes non-textual content.

17. The web server of claim 16, wherein said non-textual content comprise graphics.

18. The web server of claim 15, further comprising the act of allowing a user to store entries in a user-defined category in said web-accessible database.

19. The web server of claim 18, further comprising the act of allowing a user to provide a description for said user-defined category.

20. The web server of claim 15, further comprising the act of presenting said user a full-page entry containing said content responsive to the user selecting one of said titles.

21. The web server of claim 15, further comprising the act of displaying a URL associated with said entry.