Patent ID: 9026534
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of providing search results via a private network coupled to an Internet via a firewall, the method comprising: storing a first plurality of World Wide Web (WWW) documents into a first collection in a storage area of the private network, the first plurality of WWW documents having been previously viewed and selected by a first user as a result of a first Internet search and the first plurality of WWW documents including a first web page, access from the Internet to the first plurality of WWW documents being restricted via the firewall; storing a second plurality of WWW documents into a second collection in the storage area, the second plurality of WWW documents having been previously viewed and selected by a second user as a result of a second Internet search and the second plurality of WWW documents including a second web page; receiving a search request from the first user, the search request including search criteria; in response to receipt of the search request, searching the storage area to obtain a first result based on the search criteria and searching one or more content servers coupled to the Internet to obtain a second result based on the search criteria; and concurrently communicating the first result and the second result to the first user, the concurrently communicating including displaying the second web page to the first user upon determination that the first collection and the second collection are associated with a same group; wherein at least one WWW document of the first plurality of WWW documents is automatically stored to the storage area without any action from the first user while the at least one WWW document is being viewed.