Patent ID: 8612439
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for collaboratively searching for stored documents related to an organization, the method comprising: creating a collaborative document, wherein multiple users can add search criteria to the collaborative document; posting the collaborative document to a collaborative shared logical location accessible by multiple users; receiving at least a first search criterion from a first user computer and adding and saving the first search criterion to the collaborative document; receiving at least a second search criterion from a second user computer and adding and saving the second search criterion to the same collaborative document, wherein the first and second user computers are geographically separated; generating a third search criterion based on dynamic changes made to at least one of the first search criterion and the second search criterion or based on heuristics-type information from at least one of the first search criterion and the second search criterion; and performing a search of the stored documents based on the collaborative document containing the first, second, and third search criteria to create one or more search results that identify stored documents,