Patent ID: 8380732
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system for searching a plurality of digital works for comments, comprising: a server; a database in electronic communication with the server; first quote search software executing on a computer readable medium for searching the plurality of digital works for a quote Q in proximity to a reference to another digital work L; first identification software executing on a computer readable medium for identifying content BA in proximity to quote Q; reference search software executing on a computer readable medium for searching the another work referenced by L for the corresponding quote Q in order to determine a reference point R in the work; first storage software executing on a computer readable medium for storing at least one of Q, L, BA and R in the database; second quote search software executing on a computer readable medium for searching the plurality of digital works for a quote Q′ not in proximity to a reference to another digital work; second identification software executing on a computer readable medium for identifying content BA′ in proximity to quote Q′; and second storage software executing on a computer readable medium for storing at least one of Q′ and BA′ in the database; wherein the first and second quote search software search for some delimiter; and wherein the first and second quote search software search the plurality of digital works over a network.