Graphical user interfaces for information retrieval systems
US10140360B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 31, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/332
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present inventors devised, among other things, an online legal research system with improved user controls. One exemplary system allows users to enter a query in a query input region that automatically expands to accommodate the length of the query field. The exemplary system also responds to the query by automatically directing it to an appropriate database, saving the user from having to choose among the myriad databases within the system. The exemplary system also provides user-specific folders for not only selected documents or excerpts from documents, but also annotating these documents with notes. The system enables the user to determine whether to make the notes private or publicly available.
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