Patent ID: 7685120
Filing Date: 2010-03-23
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for generating and prioritizing search results in an information storage and retrieval system comprising a search program and a database, the search program being executed on a computer system, the database being coupled to the computer system, the method comprising: receiving a search request from an input by a user; parsing the search request into at least one search term; iterating a loop for MAX iterations, wherein MAX is an integer of at least two, wherein MAX represents a maximum number of searches to be performed upon the search request such that the search request generates a search result that comprises a respective set of search terms and a respective set of search results associated with the respective set of search terms from each iteration of said MAX iterations, and wherein said search terms in the respective set of search terms in said each iteration are modified to render the search result more comprehensive in said each iteration; and displaying a search result list to the user, the search result list being stored in a memory device coupled to the computer system, wherein each iteration of said iterating comprises: