Method for displaying usage metrics as part of search results
US8261196B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 4, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/38
- 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 includes maintaining, on a workstation of a user, an index that includes one or more entries for only one or more documents the user has previously accessed; receiving from the user a request to search the index; and presenting a user interface providing a search results listing and one or more graphical visualizations characterizing the search results. In response to an input from the user, usage metrics for a selected documents are displayed.
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