Patent ID: 7216121
Filing Date: 2007-05-08
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for providing structured search results via an electronic search facility, said method comprising: receiving a search query from a user including a context within which said search query is to be searched; identifying key terms within said context by parsing said context; identifying keywords linked to specific articles that are associated with said key terms; returning said specific articles to said user as a result set generated by said search query; providing said result set in a structured format designed to provide said user with more relevant information retrieved from said search query based on said context; first searching a local database for a match of said search query within said context; outputting a result set of an initial search on said local database when said initial search generated more than a threshold number of results; when said local database does not contain at least said threshold number of results within the result set generated from said search query within said context, completing said search query on a non-local database accessible via a network to which an associated data processing system has access, wherein said step of completing said search query on said non-local database is automatically initiated when said result set does not include at least said threshold number of results; and subsequently outputting a next result set including results from said local database and results from said non-local database.