Patent ID: 7003506

Claim:
A method for creating an embedded search link document, comprising the steps of: accessing a genesis document; performing a test search of a document source to identify test search results that satisfy a plurality of search parameters, whereby said test search is initiated by activating a test search control that causes a search engine to search the document source for all documents relevant to the plurality of search parameters, and wherein documents included on the document source can change over time; in response to performing the test search, retrieving the test search results; presenting the test search results to a user for a determination as to whether the plurality of search parameters should be adjusted to satisfy an intended use by a different user who will use the plurality of search parameters to obtain search results by accessing a search link created by the user; and in response to the determination that the test search results returned using the plurality of search parameters are satisfactory, embedding the search link having the plurality of search parameters into the genesis document to create the embedded search link document, the search link being operative, when activated, to initiate a search of the document source for search results that match the search parameters and to retrieve the search results, the search results that are returned potentially changing over time as the documents included on the document source change.