Claims:We Claim:
1. A method for searching, saving and exporting the search results on a web browser during a web search by a user, comprising the steps of:
a. collecting a data from the web search using a search term;
b. spontaneously creating a search history entry in a tree text history section by associating with the data from the web search within the context of the search term;
c. recurrent steps (a) through (b) and creating tree text history entries in the tree text history section by associating the history data from web searches using search terms in a hierarchical format;
d. directing the tree text history:
e. (e)dragging up a context menu
f. using the context menu for the web search
g. organizing at least one of a web search
h. using a dialog box to select a display option for sub-search results;
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the system requires integrating with at least one of the Internet, Intranet, extranet, wide area network, local area network, wireless local area network, wireless network, bus, electronic, and optical communication configurations.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of saving, searching and exporting the tree text history entries containing pruning one or more of the tree text history entries.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of pruning can include sorting, modifying, deleting, filtering, prioritizing, or organizing the one or more of the tree text history entries according to user preferences.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of saving and exporting the tree text history entries can include exporting the tree text history entries for storing the tree text history entries for later use.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the step can include adding notes to one or more of the tree text history entries before storing the tree text history entries.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the step can include importing the tree text history entries from a previous search and searching within the tree text history entries using at least one search term.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of managing the tree text history entries can include accessing at least one of a history management dialog box, window, and page.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the step can include providing a playback functionality.
, Description:Technical Field of the Invention
The present invention related to the field system and methods for integrating, viewing, updating, interacting, storing, using, importing, exporting, and managing web history search information from any web search engine or browser.
Background of the Invention
The Internet has become a popular source and revolutionized the way in which information is transmitted, exchanged, retrieved, accessed, and searched. The World Wide Web (the “Web”) enables any user to perform searches on the web over the Internet that contains a plethora of pages with different data information including text, images, sound, video, and other multimedia files provided through a globally connected network. The information in various data files is formatted on the web by viewable presentation to users by a standard page description language, the hypertext mark-up language (“HTML”). The Web pages thereby utilize HTML. Various Web pages are connected to one another through links or hyperlinks. The links within a Web page allow access or link to other Web resources that are identified by a universal resource identifier (“URI”) or a uniform resource locator (“URL”). The Web environment allows data transaction using the hypertext transfer protocol (“HTTP”) between server computers (“servers”) and client computers (“clients”), operating on a client-server model. A client typically connects to a server, and the client contacts a Web server for requesting information. The client depends on the Web server for delivering data information and history data since information may reside on the servers. At the request of the client, the server can search, retrieve, and transmit data information back to the client. Currently, mainstream browsers present web search results and history data as a linear concept, however, they have severe limitations in retrieving, understanding, and managing Web search results. For example, the forward and backward navigation buttons on the Web browser enable the users to go forward and backward to retrieve and view past Web pages from a limited, simple list of Web sites that were visited. By clicking on links from a Web page, forward and backward navigation paths are disrupted. History views of Web search results are poorly organized since it is difficult to perform sub-searches within an Internet search session without losing the initial context in which the search was performed. These inherent limitations are a major obstacle to storing, retrieving, integrating, saving, prioritizing, using, and managing Web search results. Furthermore, the process of deriving at certain search and sub-search results are not readily understood or history data stored for later use. Instead of only having forward and backward navigation buttons on the Web browser to view a limited number of URLs from the search results in a linear fashion, there exists a need to store, retrieve, integrate, save, prioritize, import, and export Web search results for organization, context, and hierarchy. Further, there is a great need for a system and method by which Web search results and Web histories can be organized and managed in an advanced hierarchical manner, integrated with most Web search engines by using the hierarchical history and context menus, and saved by prioritization of Web histories and searches. Such a system would provide the capability to manage Web histories in a hierarchical manner, allow sub-searches within the search results without losing initial context, and provide context and reusability of search/sub-search results and Web histories by integrating with most Web search engines and currently available browsers.
Object of the Invention
The primary object of the present invention is to provide a system & method for managing web history search information from any browser
Another object of the present invention is exporting the search result on a web browser.
Summary of the Invention
The current methods and system allow managing history data in a tree text history management system during a search by a user, comprising the steps of: (a) receiving at least one history data from the search using at least one search term; (b) automatically creating a tree text history entry in a tree text history section by associating with the at least one history data from the search; (c) repeating steps (a) through (b) by creating a plurality of tree text history entries in the tree text history section by associating with a plurality of history data from a plurality of searches using a plurality of search terms in a hierarchical format; and (d) managing the plurality of tree text history entries created in the tree text history section wherein the tree text history management system provides the user with the plurality of tree text history entries that are reusable, modifiable and manageable. The current methods and system allow managing history data comprising the steps of adding, filtering, modifying, deleting, sorting, pruning, prioritizing, importing, and/or exporting the tree text history entries created in the tree text history section depending on user preferences. For every tree text history entry created within the tree text history section, an option to enter notes is available.
The current methods and system optionally display search results or sub-search results in a new window, new tab, or with options to refine the searches and sub-searches with advanced options such as adding phrases, exclusionary terms, page preferences, date preferences, and/or language preferences.
Brief Description of Drawings:
FIG. 1 illustrating an embodiment of the invention and a concept consistent with the principles of the invention.
Detailed Description of Invention:
FIG. 1 is an exemplary diagram illustrating an embodiment of the invention and a concept consistent with the principles of the invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the tree text history section located on the left-hand portion containing tree text history entries with first, second, third, n levels of search and sub-search results under the history bar are displayed in a tree or hierarchical format. The different levels of tree text history entries may be associated with the search and/or sub-search results conducted by a user using a Web browser that displays various Web documents in the Web document section on the right-hand portion. The first level of the tree text history is established in the tree text history section when a user enters the URL of a web site directly into the URL box or when the designated Web home page automatically navigates the user to the Web home page. The second level tree text history is created in the tree text history section as a result of a user conducting a search by using search terms. By searching from any search boxes whether from the browser or the search engine, the browser transmits instructions to gather and retrieve search results based on the search term or terms. As soon as the search results are retrieved and displayed in the Web document section, the tree text history section automatically receives the title and URL of the search results page and the search terms. Therefore, the tree text history section creates the tree text history entry for the title or URL of the search results page along with the search terms as the second level of the tree text history entry. The tool bar section contains typical tool bars for browsers such as front and backward buttons, refresh button, home page button, tab button, or other useful tool bars. With continuing reference to FIG. 1, the next levels of tree text entries are created after the sub-search results are displayed on the Web document section and simultaneously receiving the title of the sub-search results page and sub-search terms from the Web document section.