Patent · US Expired

Method for providing more informative results in response to a search of electronic documents

US6338058B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 22, 2000
Grant dateJan 8, 2002
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Expiry dateFeb 22, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99934
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method provides a more informative result to a user in connection with the search for documents in a database. In particular, the method provides augmented addresses, in the Internet environment augmented universal resource locators, which include an indication of a document attribute which may be of interest to the user. Such attributes may include an indication of the language of the document (e.g., English or Japanese) or the popularity of the document.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.