Method and/or system for searching network content

摘要

A method (200) for searching the Internet (14n). The method (200) including the steps of: in response to a user search query, identifying at least one search origin (12n) comprising an Internet resource (12n) deemed of relevance; retrieving and reviewing the contents of the search origin (12n) to identify the presence of one or more search avenues (12n) stemming from the search origin (12n), identifiable search avenues comprising: sites (12n) which are ascertained by the search origin contents (12n); submission fields presented by the search origin (12n); and/or, dynamically generated content (12n) retrieved from the search origin, and, perusing identified search avenues (12n) to identify search results to be returned in response to the user search query.

主权项

1. A method of performing a live network search for currently available content, the method comprising the steps of:
accepting a user search query at a computer connected to the network; in response to the user search query, identifying search origins comprising a network resource deemed of relevance to the user search query; retrieving and reviewing the contents of the search origin to identify the presence of one or more search avenues stemming from the search origin; perusing identified search avenues by retrieving the currently available content at the search avenues to identify search results to be returned by the computer in response to the user search query, perusing further comprising: a. identifying links and submission fields in the currently available content at the search avenue; b. storing at a server the identified links and links to the submission fields with the search query that identified the search avenue; repeating the processes of retrieving, reviewing and perusing in respect of network locations stemming from the identified search avenues; and wherein the identified search origins include information from the server from previous live network searches performed by the user or other users.