Patent ID: 6782383
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method, comprising:displaying a search center pane after a user selects a search icon from a search tool bar to begin a user session, the search center pane including a search frame, the search frame including a close button; selecting a search category from a plurality of search categories based on user input provided via the search frame; receiving a search keyword specified by the user; selecting a search index specifying one or more documents for which the search index was created; applying access control visibility rules to the search index; performing, using the search index, a full-text search on the one or more documents for data records matching the search category and the search keyword; and caching the data records matching the search category and the search keyword to maintain persistency of the data records until the user selects the close button to terminate the user session.