Patent ID: 6934703

Claim:
A method for searching for data in at least two databases, in particular for searching or telephone directory, address book or appointments diary entries in at least two telephone directory, address book or appointments diary databases, in which: a search term is entered, on the basis of the entered search term, searching for and retrieving a predecessor or a plurality of predecessors and a successor or a plurality of successors to the entered search term and, if available, the entered search term itself from each of the at least two databases and storing in a search table a predecessor or a plurality of predecessors and a successor or a plurality of successors to the entered search term and, if available, the entered search term itself, and displaying the entered search term, if stored in the search table, or that term from the predecessor or a plurality of predecessors and successor or plurality of successors stored in the search table which comes closest to the entered search term.