Patent ID: 6757669
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A self-contained device that performs searchable indexing, the device comprising:a server having a memory that stores instructions that allows automatic configuration of the device to enable the self-contained device to crawl and index an intranet to provide a searchable index of the content accessible through the intranet, without requiring information about the intranet configuration and administration; an operator interface coupled to the server, the operator interface receiving input from a device operator and transmitting output to the device operator; and an input/output interface coupled to the server and the operator interface, the input/output interface receiving input from the intranet and transmitting output to the intranet, wherein the instructions stored in the memory are installed onto the self-contained device prior to installing the self-contained device to allow the self-contained device to crawl and index with the intranet through the input/output interface.