Method and apparatus for enhancing online searching

Details Method and apparatus for enhancing online searching Method and apparatus for enhancing online searching

2007-02-13

2007-02-13

Najar, Saleh (Department: 2151)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer-to-computer data modifying

C707S793000, C715S800000, C715S801000

Reexamination Certificate

active

09442150

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus are provided for processing search results obtained in response to a user query. This may include examining document pointers returned by a search engine to identify a source from which the documents are available and generating at least two visual abstracts of each of the documents. Each of the visual abstracts may be of a different size. The method and system may also include formatting a stream of data such that when the data is displayed, a smaller one of the visual abstracts appears adjacent to a corresponding search result.

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