System And Method For Generating A Search Index And Executing A Context-Sensitive Search

摘要

A search index is received at a server from a client device. The search index is predetermined by the client device based on content information and context information for objects browsed by the client device. Each object was individually browsed under concurrent control of a user of the client device. The context information is not inherent to the object and is determined from the user's browsing history. Search criteria is received at the server. An object having associated context information that matches the search criteria is retrieved based on the received search index. an identifier of the retrieved object is transmitted from the server.