Patent ID: 8676868
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of creating a search macro for use with a computer, comprising: reading a Uniform Resource Identifier; parsing a message generated in response to activation of a search control of a web page retrieved using the Uniform Resource Identifier; determining a domain name, a directory path, and a search string contained in the message; enabling a macro absence indicator provided to a user when determining that the domain name, the directory path and the search string are not stored in a database; storing the message in the database in association with the domain name, the directory path, a keyword selected by the user, and an identifier of the user when determining that the user has activated a button initiating creation of the search macro based on the message; and executing an automated search by activating the search macro in response to a query wherein the query is directed to the user when the user is a searcher signed up for the keyword.