Apparatus and Method for Displaying Records Responsive to a Database Query

a database and display method technology, applied in the field of computerized information search, display and retrieval systems and methods, can solve the problems of time-consuming and cumbersome searches, inefficient and dull, and little about the contents of those records, so as to accelerate computerized research
US20070185850A1Inactive Publication Date: 2007-08-09WALTERS EDWARD J +1
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
WALTERS EDWARD J
Publication Date
2007-08-09
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

An apparatus and method for simultaneously displaying both record names and the associated files responsive to a user's search over a database. A user conducts a routine search query over a database or group of databases of records containing, for example, text documents, or alphabetical concordances thereof. The search engine returns a list of records responsive to the user's query. In contrast to the standard list of record identifiers, the apparatus displays both the identifiers and selected portions of those records or other useful information, as defined by the user, facilitating quick review. The user is able to sort the list of these responsive records in a variety of ways, either before the search, or within the list of results, to expedite review. The apparatus identifies records that have been reviewed previously by marking them as “viewed” links. Finally, when reviewing any responsive record in full, the complete list of records is displayed in a side panel, in a way that still allows resorting by the user. This side panel display may be re-sorted “on the fly.” It also allows the user to see the identifiers of records anywhere in the list, and to easily jump, such as with a single mouse click, to any record in the list.
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RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 to provisional application No. 60 / 164,549, filed Nov. 10, 1999, the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference. This application also relates to co-pending application Ser. No. ______, filed on even date herewith, entitled “Improved Relevance Sorting for Database Searches,” the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The present invention pertains to the field of computerized information search, display, and retrieval systems and methods. More particularly, the present invention relates to an apparatus and method of expediting the review of records responsive to such a search, by more efficiently displaying, representing, sorting, and navigating such responsive records. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] For centuries, researchers have pored over books, reading document after document to inform their knowledge of a certain field. These searches ar...

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