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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 15, 1999
Richard Dale Hoffman, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Initially, the user sets a series for select search preferences, which defines a select search tool. The preferences relate to the type of search tool being defined by the user, such as a select search engine search, a universal resource locator (URL) extension search or suffix, or a user defined search string. Once created, the select search tool may be placed on the browser button bar as a search button, or it may be incorporated in an existing search button as a search tool in a drop down menu. By selecting a term the user effectively creates pseudo links to the selected term by simultaneously or sequentially searching a term using the predefined select search preferences, thus allowing the user to access resources related to the term in much the same manner as a conventional link.