Patent ID: 8099436
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method comprising: receiving specified data at a computing system, wherein the specified data comprises at least one or more word, number, character, image, sound or other data object, wherein the specified data is selectably received as one of the following: wherein the receipt of the specified data also includes excluding any data which has been identified through one or more user definable criteria as a term or data that should be excluded from the specified data; automatically converting the specified data into a search query; performing a search of the search query with one or more search engine against at least one of a resource local to the computing system, a local network, a remote network, the Internet, a remote database, or a database that is automatically or manually identified by user input or the user profile; and providing search results from the searching to the user at the computing system.