Automatic filtering and scoping of search results
US7895184B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/332
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for customizing a search of a data source linked to a computer in response to a search request from a user. A search tool application (STA) is executed on a client computer in response to the search request received from the user. The STA determines the context of a software application active when the STA is executed. The STA determines a scope of data to search based on the determined context. A user-interface is responsive to a search term received from a user to initiates a search the determined scope of data for content that matches the received search term. The results of the search are displayed in the UI.
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