Method for locating documents a user has previously accessed
US7496563B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 23, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99933
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is provided for enabling a user to search for documents that the user has previously viewed on its local machine. The method may rely upon three main components: the desktop integration module, the index module, and the graphical user interface module. The desktop integration module is an application which monitors documents with which the user interacts for predetermined events, and obtains content data and metadata from the monitored documents. The index module indexes the content data and metadata received from the desktop integration module. The graphical user interface module then permits a user to utilize the desktop integration module and index module by allowing a user to search for a document.
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