Patent ID: 7328208
Filing Date: 2008-02-05
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for improving a text search comprising: obtaining a first plurality of documents via a text search query provided by a user, the text search query being applied to documents that include a network of stored document relationships between the documents, wherein the network of stored document relationships exists before the text search query is provided; receiving an identification from a user of at least one candidate document from the first plurality of documents; searching for and finding a second plurality of documents that are related to the at least one candidate document by one or more of the stored document relationships, the at least one candidate document and second plurality of documents defining at least one region of documents, wherein the network of stored document relationships is used to search for and find the second plurality of documents; and providing a third plurality of documents to the user as search results to the text search query, each of the third plurality of documents being provided based upon the number of the stored document relationships it has with the first and second plurality of documents.