Patent ID: 7020679

Claim:
A two-level Internet search service system comprising: a search service provider (SSP) level search subsystem located on an SSP server, said SSP level search subsystem using web units as indexing objects and search results at an SSP level search, each web unit being an information entity with web unit index and categorization data for at least one web page of a web site, and each web unit being a self-contained and distinguishable sub entity of the web site, each web page of each web unit being related to and integrated in the associated web unit according to a predetermined categorization criteria; said SSP level search subsystem comprising: self-submission means for submitting web unit index and categorization data for a predetermined web unit; data organizer means for indexing and sorting web unit index and categorization data obtained by said self-submission means; and search service means for obtaining web unit search results based on queries, narrowing down the obtained web unit search results according to selected narrow down variables, and providing personalized service; and an in-site level search subsystem for providing a web site level search, said in-site level search subsystem comprising: design aid means for conveying feedback of searchers and providing designing and testing tools to web site owners to improve web site structure and navigation; a web page authoring tool to create web pages for the web site with content specific metadata implementation in web page writing/creation using the in-site level search subsystem; and an in-site search tool kit to conduct an in-site search in the web site, the in-site search tool kit being located on a server different from the SSP server, wherein said SSP level search subsystem is communicatively linked to said in-site search tool kit within the in-site level search subsystem.