Patent ID: 6751611
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for creating a search string using a computer system, the computer system having a processor, a display, and a browser, the computer system programmed with a server-based program called a search builder, the method comprising the steps of:selecting a search topic; defining a plurality of word categories related to the search topic; forming a word group for each word category; populating each word group with a plurality of preselected words within the word category, each of the plurality of words within each word group selected to vary the scope of a search relative to the remaining words in the word group; generating a first search string by selecting a first word from each of a plurality of the word groups to create a search string; transmitting the first search string to a search engine; receiving a first data set from the search engine; graphically displaying an analysis of the first search string based on the number of words in the search string, the number of word groups selected, the number of word types selected, and an index of the targeting of the search words selected; creating a second search string by replacing the first word of a first word group of the first search string with second word from the first word group; transmitting the second search string to the search engine; receiving a second data set from the search engine; and, graphically displaying an analysis of the second search string based on the number of words in the search string, the number of word groups selected, the number of word types selected, and an index of the targeting of the search words selected.